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posted by martyb on Sunday December 17 2017, @11:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the generic-murder-case dept.

Deaths of Canada billionaire Barry Sherman and wife 'suspicious'

A Canadian billionaire and his wife have been found dead at their home in Toronto in circumstances that police described as "suspicious".

The bodies of Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found in the basement by an estate agent, reports said.

Mr Sherman was the founder and chairman of pharmaceutical giant Apotex, which sells generic medicines around the world.

He was one of Canada's richest men and a prominent philanthropist.

There was no sign of forced entry to the property, police said in a statement Friday evening. Local media reported that investigators were not searching for a suspect at this time.

Detective Brandon Price told Canadian broadcaster CBC that investigators were still trying to determine if there was foul play involved.

Apotex:

Apotex is a Canadian pharmaceutical corporation. Founded in 1974 by Dr. Bernard Sherman, the company is the largest producer of generic drugs in Canada, with sales exceeding $1 billion (CAD) a year. The company produces more than 300 generic pharmaceuticals in approximately 4,000 dosages, and has 500 molecules under development. Apotex exports products to over 115 countries around the globe. There are more prescriptions filled with Apotex products in Canada than that of any other pharmaceutical company, close to 90 million per year.

Also at CBC.


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by frojack on Sunday December 17 2017, @07:45PM

    by frojack (1554) on Sunday December 17 2017, @07:45PM (#611056) Journal

    Either this can't be trusted and the police regularly lie to the media, or the police are fucking idiots for not responding to every such request with refusal to answer.

    Canadian law is different. Newspapers and media are forbidden to comment and speculate on crimes and the police are forbidden to talk about it.
    Even covering trials is tricky business and can get you in trouble. The single quote is all the police said, and that is all that gets reported in-country.

    If You want to know what actually happens in Canada you can't always turn to the Official Media.

    https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/police-investigating-deaths-of-toronto-billionaire-barry-sherman-and-wife-as-murder-suicide/article37357096/ [theglobeandmail.com]

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