Toronto police investigators say they are searching for a 55-year-old man in connection with the death of a 60-year-old woman in a West End home in early September.
According to a statement released by the service on Tuesday, emergency crews were called to a home on Stanmills Road at Ramsbury Road, near the intersection of Islington Avenue and The Queensway, just before 6:15 p.m. on September 4 by a “medical complaint.”
After the arrival of the agents, the statement said that the victim, identified as Rose Di Pinto, was found dead at the foot of some stairs.
Investigators said an autopsy was conducted four days later and, for an undisclosed reason, homicide investigators were called in to take over the investigation.
The statement said an arrest warrant was issued for John Di Pinto, 55, on the second-degree murder charge.
in a press release issued by Peel Regional Police On Sunday, officers said the defendant was last seen around 11 p.m. Saturday at a home near Haig Boulevard and Lakeshore Road East, near Dixie Road. They said he could have been walking into the Etobicoke area.
The statement did not have a description of the clothing, but said the suspect was known to wear bright green shoes.
Meanwhile, anyone with information was asked to call the Toronto Police Homicide Squad at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
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