Elderly woman dead after suspected 'unprovoked attack' on downtown Toronto sidewalk
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An elderly woman is dead and a suspect is in custody after what police are describing as an 'unprovoked attack' on a downtown Toronto sidewalk Friday morning.
An elderly woman is dead and a suspect is in custody after what police are describing as an “unprovoked attack” on a downtown Toronto sidewalk Friday morning.
The woman, believed to be in her 70s or 80s, was walking along a sidewalk at the northeast corner of Yonge and King streets at 11:40 a.m. when a suspect pushed her to the ground and fled the scene, police say.
The woman sustained significant injuries to her face and head and was ultimately pronounced dead.
Police say that a suspect, believed to be in his 30s, was arrested nearby on Richmond Street about one hour later.
He is expected to be charged with aggravated assault, though the charges could be upgraded pending the completion of an autopsy.
At this point homicide detectives have been made aware of the incident but have not taken over the investigation, according to police.
“The information we have is that she was pushed to the ground and she sustained serious injuries to her face and head area. But we can't confirm the cause of death at this point in time,” Acting Insp. Craig Young told reporters at the scene.
