Woman allegedly attacked by husband at Brampton home dies in hospital
Posted September 18, 2019 6:26 pm.
Last Updated September 18, 2019 8:34 pm.
A woman who was rushed to hospital with critical injuries after an incident at a Brampton home on Monday afternoon has died.
Peel police were called to the residence on Checkerberry Crescent at 4:34 p.m.
When they arrived, officers found a 58-year-old woman suffering from blunt force trauma. She was taken to a Toronto trauma centre in life-threatening condition.
The victim’s husband, a 64-year-old man, was arrested at the home for attempted murder.
The woman died of her injuries in hospital on Wednesday morning, police said in a news release.
The Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau have taken over the investigation and will be upgrading the charges.
This is Peel Region’s 20th homicide of the year.