SUSPECT arrested and charged with death of his sister. Police photo.
Toronto Police have arrested a local man who was sought on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with the death of his sister.
The body of a woman was discovered on September 4 after police attended a medical complaint call at 18 Stanmills Road, in The Queensway and Islington Ave. area.
Police said the body of Rose Di Pinto, 60, was found at the bottom of a set of stairs without vital signs.
“The woman was pronounced deceased,” officers said in a news release.
An autopsy was conducted and the Homicide Unit has taken over the investigation.
A warrant was issued for the suspect, who was arrested on September 22.
John Di Pinto, 55, of Toronto, has been charged with second degree murder.
He appeared at a Finch Avenue West court on September 23.
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