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Quebec City police believe man found outside building froze to death

The victim has been identified as Réal Charron, 57. His body was found early Monday morning outside a building on des Capucins Boulevard in the city’s Limoilou neighbourhood.

Victim has been identified as 57-year-old Réal Charron

Closeup of a Quebec City police car
The body of Réal Charron, 57, was found early Monday morning outside a building on des Capucins Boulevard in the city’s Limoilou neighbourhood, police say. (Carl Boivin/Radio-Canada)

Quebec City police believe a man found dead on Christmas Day may have frozen to death.

Réal Charron's body was found early Monday morning outside a building on des Capucins Boulevard in the city's Limoilou neighbourhood.

Const. Cyndi Paré said the 57-year-old is believed to have died of hypothermia, but it is unclear whether there is a criminal element to the case.

The temperature reached a low of –20.6 C Sunday evening before going up to around –10 C overnight.

Police are investigating the discovery as a suspicious death and are waiting for the results of an autopsy.

Paré said it is not known whether the man was homeless.