Elderly woman’s death in Oshawa fire deemed a homicide
Posted May 12, 2019 11:44 pm.
Last Updated May 13, 2019 10:55 am.
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The death of an elderly woman after a fire in an Oshawa apartment was a homicide, police say.
Durham police arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with the death of the 84-year-old woman.
Police were called to Nonquon Road just east of Simcoe Street and Taunton Road just after 7 p.m. Sunday.
Crews were able to knock down the fire quickly.
The elderly woman was taken from the apartment to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Her identity has not been released.
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