Woman found dead at west end Toronto home; man in custody

A woman was found dead at a home near Davenport and St. Clair. Toronto Police say a man is in custody. The relation to the woman is not clear.

A murder investigation is underway after a woman’s body was discovered at a west end Toronto home on Sunday night.

Police were called to the area of Davenport Road and Uxbridge Avenue, south of St. Clair Avenue West, just before 10:30 p.m. for reports of a man with a knife.

When they arrived they took a man into custody.

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Information following the arrest led officers to a home on Chambers Avenue, near Rogers and Old Weston roads, approximately two kilometres from where the man was arrested.

Police discovered a woman at the home and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation.

There is no word on the relationship between the man and the woman.