A 25-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly killing his mother on Sunday morning in Pickering, say police.
The incident happened on Weyburn Square near Foxwood Trail, which is west of Whites Road and north of Sheppard Avenue East.Police said officers at the scene located a female with life-threatening injuries.
Speaking to reporters at the scene, he said that the victim was found at the scene in “medical distress” with “some significnt, life-threatening injuries.” The victim has been identified as 64-year-old Sheila Hercules. She is Durham Region’s 10th murder victim of the year., DPRS said that the victim died after being “assaulted” by her son.
Investigators noted that while there had been a collision on the street where the victim was located, they noted that Hercules died as a result of being assaulted.
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