One Dead – Robert WORMALD Arrested

Source: OPP
Date: Mon Jun 2 04:45:10 MST 2025

(KIRKLAND LAKE, ON) – The Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person in relation to a drug overdose death investigation in Kirkland Lake.



On Monday, November 22, 2024, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the Kirkland Lake OPP, Timiskaming District Emergency Medical Services and Kirkland Lake Fire Services responded to a report of an unresponsive person at a residence on Government Road East. A 42-year-old from Kirkland Lake was located deceased.

As a result of the investigation, Robert WORMALD, 53 years old from Kirkland Lake, was arrested and charged with manslaughter contrary to section 236(b) of the Criminal Code.

The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

The investigation was conducted by the Kirkland Lake OPP Crime Unit under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact the Kirkland Lake OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.