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Toronto man charged with 2nd-degree murder after woman’s torso found near butcher shop

Police say the remains of 30-year-old Toronto resident Melissa Cooper were found outside of Charlie's Meat and Seafood in downtown Toronto in mid-April. Toronto Police Service/Handout

TORONTO — Police have charged a 38-year-old man with second-degree murder in the death of a woman whose remains were found in a garbage bag behind a butcher’s shop in Toronto.

An employee found a torso when taking out the trash from Charlie’s Meat and Seafood in downtown Toronto in mid-April.

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The woman has been identified as 30-year-old Melissa Cooper, of Toronto.

Albert Ian Ohab, of Toronto, had been previously charged with indignity to a body and is now charged with second-degree murder.

Ohab was scheduled to appear in court on Friday.

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