The 23-year-old man who shared pictures of his deceased family members on an online platform has been formally charged with four counts of murder on Monday, July 29.
"At this point in time, until we have the identification done with the coroner we are not providing any information on any sort of relationships," Const. Andy Pattenden told reporters on a press briefing on Monday.
It's unclear how the killings were executed or when the event took place. Messages that Zaman posted on an online gamers' forum "Perfect World Void" indicate that it must have been over the weekend.
Zaman, who goes by his first name "Menhaz" on the forum, posted several messages to the chat forum. Zaman said he led his parents to believe he went to university, when he was instead hanging out in the shopping mall or the gym.
Zaman claimed on Sunday in the forum that he had killed his family members. Fellow forum members asked for proof, and he reportedly showed very graphic pictures. Several members alerted the police, according to CTV.
The pictures were forwarded to Global News. The outlet decided not to publish the images due to their disturbing content.
It turns out that Zaman had been planning his alleged crimes for at least four years. He reportedly finished only his first year at university, while he became increasingly depressed, devoid and cynical with life, and also became an atheist.
"I choose to kill them instead of my out of cowardess [sic] due to me being an atheist. I believe that this is the only life we get," he wrote.
He wanted to kill his parents, so they needn't "feel the shame of having a son like me."
He later said, "what's done is done and what had been planned has been concluded."
"Menhaz has been a part of the Nexus-Void journey since it's beginning. The Void staff is very shocked by his recent actions, as are the majority of the players who know," the statement read.
"None of us expected him to go that far; none of us had any idea of his plans. Menhaz has been known as the "troll" for long, joking about the little and the extreme but has never shown any sign or intention of committing a homicide."
Maroon wrote that Menhaz was banned earlier this month because he was "more offensive than the usual." and used "self-devaluing" screen names, such as "sub-human" and "don't deserve life."
Man in Custody After Police Find Four Bodies Inside Ontario Home
MARKHAM—A lot of questions remain to be answered after four bodies were found inside a home in Markham, Ontario, just north of Toronto.York Regional Police said officers discovered the bodies on Sunday afternoon, July 28, while responding to a 911 call about possible injuries at the home.
They said the officers were met at the door by a 23-year-old man who was later taken into custody and identified as Menhaz Zaman, but there was still no word as of Sunday night whether he’d been charged with anything.
No information was immediately released about the identities of the deceased, their ages, genders, relationship to each other, or how they died.
Pattenden said he didn’t have any information about whether there could be other suspects, but asked anyone who may have seen or heard anything of note to come forward.