US Edition14-Year-Old Boy Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Woman, 71, in North York Plaza
NORTH YORK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, JUL 20 – The 14-year-old suspect is accused of an unprovoked stabbing that made the victim Toronto's 22nd homicide of 2025, police said.
- A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing of Shahnaz Pestonji, 71, in Toronto.
- Shahnaz Pestonji was found in a north Toronto parking lot with stab wounds and later pronounced dead in hospital.
- Toronto police reported the incident as 'unprovoked' and noted the suspect fled before officers arrived.
- The teenage suspect is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
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14-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Stabbing in Toronto Parking Lot
Toronto police say they have arrested and charged a teenage boy in connection to a fatal stabbing of a senior who was loading groceries into her car. After remaining at large for three days, police say the 14-year-old faces a charge of second-degree murder. Shahnaz Pestonji, 71, was pronounced dead in hospital after being found with stab wounds in a north Toronto parking lot Thursday morning. While police obtained authorization to release the na…
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