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A Naloxine kit and roses inside a coffin left outside the home of Hamilton's mayor by Defund Hamilton Police Service protesters on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.Photo by DefundHPS /Twitter
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Supporters of the defund the police movement left a coffin outside the home of Hamilton’s mayor Monday night, police say.
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Officers found the coffin outside Mayor Fred Eisenberger’s home.
Members of the group say the coffin, which was filled with flowers and naloxone kits, symbolized deaths related to homelessness and overdoses.
The group has called for police funds to be redirected to deal with what they say is a housing crisis in the city.
@FredEisenberger has refused a public meeting with constituents for 8 days now to discuss HPS overfunding &reallocating those funds to free housing. Tonight we bring him a coffin full of flowers to remind him of the blood on his hands due to his inaction. 1/2 #HamOnt#cdnpolipic.twitter.com/Cce5qj7uU2
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Member Sabriena Dahab says the coffin was placed outside the mayor’s home after he refused to have a public meeting to discuss reallocating police funding.
She also says the coffin was a response to police’s removal of fellow protesters’ tents from outside city hall.
Detectives from the East End Station Criminal Investigations Branch are investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det.-Sgt. Ben Thibodeau at 905-546-2907 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
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