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Woman with ‘signs of trauma’ dies after being found on Brampton path, homicide unit called: police

A Peel Regional Police cruiser in Brampton. John Hanley / Global News

A woman found by a passerby on a Brampton pathway with “signs of trauma” has died, prompting the Peel Regional Police homicide unit to be called in.

A police spokesperson told Global News emergency crews were called to the area of Ross Drive and Templehill Road, south of Dixie Road and Countryside Drive, at around 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

A spokesperson for Peel Paramedics said the woman was assessed at the scene, but wasn’t taken to a hospital.

Read more: St. Michael’s Hospital’s trauma team shows why seconds count for Toronto’s victims of violence

As of late Wednesday, investigators didn’t release suspect information.

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Officers closed Highway 410 between Bovaird Drive and Mayfield Road as part of the investigation, but it wasn’t immediately clear why specifically it was shut down.

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Meanwhile, officers appealed for anyone in the area with surveillance or dash-cam video to call police.

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