Items found near Vancouver Island home-invasion crime scene shed light on suspect – BC [Video]

Items found near the house where a terrifying home invasion took place in Parksville, B.C.,  hint at a troubled life for the man arrested at the scene.

On March 25, a man smashed his car through the garage door and entered a family’s home where he reportedly wrapped a chain around the homeowner’s neck and threatened to kill the occupants. The incident ended when police arrived and took the man away.

A few hours later, a neighbor walking his dog found a tool belt in the bushes with a man’s name and phone number on it.

The neighbour, who Global News is not identifying for safety reasons, said he called the number and ultimately made contact with the suspect’s mother, who told him her son had been missing for 20 hours. She did not reveal where he was missing from.

The name and number was that of the suspect.

Island District RCMP confirmed the violent incident was a random home invasion and there was no …