Nanaimo RCMP report a man with no fixed address was found in the alley beside the Oxy early Boxing Day morning. (Google Earth)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Serious Crime Unit investigating body found near downtown Nanaimo

Dec 26, 2020 | 4:08 PM

NANAIMO – The Serious Crime Unit is investigating a body found on Boxing Day morning outside a Nanaimo bar.

The body was discovered around 5:45 a.m. on Boxing Day in the alley behind the Oxy Pub in the Old City Quarter.

The preliminary investigation couldn’t determine a cause of death, so the SCU was brought in.

RCMP. Cst. Gary O’Brien said in a release the man was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Christmas Day.

“Investigators have learned in the evening of Friday, Dec. 25 loud voices were heard coming from the area that the deceased was found.”

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Anyone who was in the area Christmas night or Boxing Day morning is urged to contact Nanaimo RCMP.

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