Man facing 2nd-degree murder charge in Annex assault
Toronto police are investigating a death in the Annex neighbourhood of Toronto.
Posted December 22, 2019 3:36 pm.
Last Updated December 23, 2019 4:37 pm.
A 51-year-old woman is dead following an assault in the Annex area on Sunday afternoon.
Toronto police were called to a residence in the area of Harbord Street and Brunswick Avenue just after 2 p.m.
The woman suffered injuries to her head and later died in hospital. Police have since identified her as Julie Berman from Toronto.
Police were initially treating the incident as a “suspicious death” and later declared it a homicide.
Colin Harnack, 29, also from Toronto, is facing a charge of second-degree murder.
This is the city’s 72nd homicide of the year.
