Child’s body found in dumpster at home construction site in Rosedale: police sources
Posted May 2, 2022 9:20 pm.
Last Updated May 3, 2022 4:40 pm.
Police sources tell CityNews 680 a body found in a dumpster near Castle Frank Station in Rosedale on Monday is a child, possibly an infant.
Officers say they received a call for a medical complaint around 4:45 p.m., after the human remains were discovered at a home construction site at Castle Frank Road and Dale Avenue.
Police tell CityNews a worker arrived at the site and found the body in a dumpster. The death has been deemed suspicious, but the cause of death has not been determined at this point.
Suspicious death in Rosedale:Toronto Police investigating after body found in dumpster outside home on Dale Ave. Neighbours say home has been undergoing renovations and no one has lived there for past couple years. A worker arrived yesterday and found the body in the bin. pic.twitter.com/sL2ux9v0kb
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Neighbours say the home has been undergoing renovations and has been unoccupied for a number of years.
The forensic team has set up a perimeter in the area for the investigation.
There has been no suspect information released.
The Homicide and Missing Persons Unit is monitoring the investigation, pending the result of an autopsy.
