WINNIPEG, MB. – A routine traffic stop oddly leads police to the discovery of a body found in a Winnipeg home.

Police said they stopped a car near St. Anne’s Road and Fermor on January 9, at around 8:00 p.m.. At this point police are not releasing many details other than saying in a news release, “Circumstances surrounding the traffic stop led officers to attend to a residence in the first 100 block of Manila Road.”

It was at this home that police found an adult male, deceased, inside the home.

The man has been identified as Hossein Lotfi, 77-years-old of Winnipeg.

The investigation is continuing and police are asking anyone who has had contact with Hossein Lotfi over the last few days or if you have any information to call 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS (8477).

Kevin Klein, Manitoba Post

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