Fourth suspect in London social housing murder arrested

London police have announced the arrest of a fourth suspect in connection with the death of a man found unconscious and severely beaten at a social housing site on the city’s south side on July 20.

Police said they arrested a woman on October 24.

The suspect, identified as Kerry Ann Marie Bailey, 54, of London, has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder. The suspect remains in police custody.

Darko Lukic, 48, was found with life-threatening injuries outside 122 Base Line Rd. W. after a serious assault in July. The father-of-two was hospitalized and died several days later. prompting the police to start a murder investigation.

In addition to Bailey, three others are charged in connection with the death.

On October 4 LPS said Jamie Lynn Bailey30, has been charged with accessory to murder.

On August 7 LPS announced 19 year old Dauntae Johnson was taken into custody on both murder and assault with a weapon charges.

Joseph Mark Mercer Veneau, 30, was arrested in the Halifax area on the morning of August 17 and faced one charge of second-degree murder and two charges of assault with a weapon.

Lukic’s death was one of three deaths in social housing buildings in London in the space of two months. Since then, public scrutiny of the city’s public housing system has intensified, with calls for “24-hour security and better oversight” from residents and advocates.

In early September, a shooting was reported at a public housing complex on Boullee Street.

Bailey is expected to appear in court in London on Friday.