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Toronto Police Say Woman, 71, Killed in North York Was Loading Groceries Into Her Car when She Was Stabbed
NORTH YORK, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 17 – The suspect, believed to have attempted robbery, remains at large while police continue an extensive search using surveillance and community tips, marking Toronto's 22nd homicide in 2025.
- A 71-year-old woman was stabbed and killed in a parking lot near CF Fairview Mall in North York, according to police.
- The incident occurred just after 9:30 a.m. near Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue East while she was loading groceries into her car.
- Officers found her with stab wounds, and she was pronounced dead at the hospital.
- Police stated that the suspect fled the scene on foot and that the attack appeared unprovoked.
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Toronto Police Searching for 14-Year-Old in Stabbing Attack on 71-Year-Old
Toronto police are searching for a 14-year-old male in the stabbing death of a 71-year-old woman in North York. Police said the victim, Shahnaz Pestonji, was putting groceries into her car at a plaza parking lot in the area of Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue when she was attacked around 9:30 a.m. on July 17. Life-saving measures were performed on Pestonji and she was taken to hospital, but later died, according to Toronto Police Service…
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Police identify 71-year-old woman as victim of 'unprovoked' Toronto stabbing
TORONTO — Toronto police have identified a woman who was killed in what seemed to be an unprovoked stabbing as 71-year-old Shahnaz Pestonji.
·Collingwood, Canada
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