Toronto Homicide #70 – Woman in her 70’s was found dead in Regent Park.

Toronto police responded to a medial complaint on August 29th at approximately 4:00pm in an apartment located in the area of Cornwall and River Streets.

Police arrived to find a woman in her 70’s deceased with obvious signs of trauma. A man was arrested at the scene.

No other information is available at this time.

Update, the victim has been identified as Colleen Maxwell, 73, of Toronto.  Matthew Kirk Maxwell, 37, of Toronto, was arrested at the scene and charged with second-degree murder.

The 2018 Toronto Homicide Victim List is available here.