Toronto police say a man has been charged with first-degree murder after a woman was found with trauma to her body and later died of her injuries.
Police said they were called to a residence near Ellesmere and Meadowvale roads in Scarborough at around 3:10 a.m. Friday.
Investigators said the woman was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
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Police have since identified her as 36-year-old Toronto resident Nabila Aminzadah. Her death marks Toronto’s 75th homicide of 2021.
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A man was arrested at the scene, police said.
Twenty-four-year-old Toronto resident Carland Walker has since been charged with first-degree murder.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
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