Toronto police are alleging retired oral surgeon and philanthropist Paul Morgan was killed in his home by a young man whom he agreed to supervise while out on bail.

Makoons Meawasige-Moore, 23, has been charged with second-degree murder. He made a brief remote court appearance Monday morning and was remanded in custody until June 8.

“We are confirming that Paul Morgan was his surety,” Homicide Det. Sgt. Keri Fernandes said Monday. A condition of Meawasige-Moore’s bail for failing to comply with conditions of a previous bail is that he reside in Morgan’s home.

Ontario Provincial Police arrested Meawasige-Moore in Sault Ste. Marie on Wednesday, Fernandes said.

Morgan was found dead inside his home on April 14 at 42 Howard Dr., near Leslie Street and Sheppard Avenue East, last week. Police did not disclose the cause of death except to say he had “obvious signs of trauma.”

Friends described Morgan as an accomplished and skilled dental surgeon who devoted his life to helping the less fortunate. In 2012 he received the prestigious Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers for his contributions, particularly to the arts and sporting events involving First Nations communities and at-risk youth.

A close family friend told the Star last week that Morgan had an open-door policy at his two-storey North York home, and that police had been called in recent weeks because of trouble involving some of his house guests, one alleged to be Meawasige-Moore.

In 2017, Toronto police charged Meawasige-Moore with arson in relation to several west-end fires. A complicated history has transpired since then.

It appears he was released, and was then rearrested and charged with failing to comply with the terms of his bail.

He was released again, which is when Morgan agreed to take responsibility for him, Fernandes said. She was unclear if on the status of the arson charges, but said he faces a fail to comply charge in addition to second-degree murder.

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