Police arrest suspect after woman fatally stabbed in North York
A 59-year-old woman was found dead from stab wounds in North York on Friday morning, and a 50-year-old man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
Toronto police responded to a report of a person wielding a knife at about 8 a.m. near Wilson Avenue and Jane Street in North York. Officers found a woman with multiple stab wounds who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified the victim as 59-year-old Kathleen Scarlett, the city’s 32nd homicide of the year.
"Police said the victim and the suspect, 50-year-old Melvin Melgar Sagastume, knew each other," the department stated.
Sagastume was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder. The Homicide and Missing Persons Unit continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing.