Police rule woman’s death at North York home a homicide
Toronto police say the death of a woman who was found gravely injured in a North York home has now been ruled a homicide.
Police were called to the Yorkdale Crescent and Lovilla Boulevard area just after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to conduct a well-being check.
They found a person in the basement with what police called a “suspicious” injury.
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In a tweet police said life-saving measures were attempted, but the person was later pronounced dead at the scene.
#BREAKING Homicide detectives confirm to @680NEWS a woman was found dead in the basement at 48 Yorkdale Crescent. Landlords say a 31-year old male tenant came upstairs last night bleeding asking for bandages; he went to hospital. Police came by this morning for a wellness check. pic.twitter.com/fCvbAiw3dv
— Mark Douglas (@Douglas680NEWS) July 14, 2021
WELLBEING CHECK:
Yorkdale Cres + Lovilla Bl
* 9:32 am *
– Officers check on a person in a home
– Have located a person with a serious injury
– Injury is suspicious
– Life saving measures attempted
– Person pronounced deceased
– Homicide investigators take carriage#GO1319545
^dh pic.twitter.com/n2gQ1Aozc9Advertisement
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 14, 2021