Toronto police identify woman killed in North York stabbing
Police say a 47-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in North York and the suspect, also wounded, died by suicide, with investigators treating the case as intimate-partner violence.
Toronto police have identified the victim of a fatal stabbing that occurred on Saturday afternoon in North York. The woman, 47-year-old Gregoria Alilio of Toronto, was found with multiple stab wounds in the parking lot of an apartment complex at Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue West shortly after 4 p.m. and was taken to hospital, where she later died.
A man discovered at the scene with stab wounds also died by suicide. Police indicated that the deceased male is believed to have been responsible for Alilio’s death and are treating the incident as an intimate-partner-violence-related homicide.
Authorities provided information on resources for individuals experiencing violence or trauma, and highlighted the 24/7 Canada suicide prevention helpline (988).