MONTREAL: Toronto’s homicide unit has taken over a probe into the “suspicious” deaths of Canadian pharmaceutical billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife Honey, police said Sunday after finding they had died of strangulation. “Toronto Police Service Homicide has taken the lead in this suspicious death investigation.”Police provided no further details on the case. According to Forbes, Sherman had an estimated worth of $3.2 billion (Can$4.1 billion) at the time of his death, and was the 12th-richest person in Canada. Canadian media said the Shermans had recently put their home up for sale with a price of around Can$7 million. Apotex noted the couple had made significant donations to universities, saying their foundation had given more than Can$50 million over the past decade.

Source: Manila Times December 18, 2017 01:30 UTC