Toronto police say they are investigating a homicide after the dismembered remains of a female victim were found in a garbage bag in the city’s east end and they are asking for help to identify her.
on a Leslieville sidewalk on the south side of Eastern Avenue at Berkshire Avenue, west of Leslie Street, at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday.
“If you observed anyone in that area pushing a foldable shopping cart filled with what would appear to be a black waste bag, if anyone was driving in that area — again Berkshire Avenue and Eastern Avenue — if you could contact the Toronto Police Homicide Unit,” Ruhl said. The victim is described as a light-skinned woman standing approximately five-foot-two, weighing around 118 pounds with short, dark, shoulder-length hair. She is estimated to be anywhere from 20 to 40 years of age. Police are unsure of her ethnicity so far. She was found in a long-sleeved red Armani Exchange shirt. Ruhl said she had a distinctive design on her fingernails and toenails.
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