Homicide unit investigating death of Toronto woman found with obvious signs of trauma
Toronto police are investigating the death of a woman who was found with obvious signs of trauma in a home in the city’s Rockliffe-Smythe neighbourhood last week.
Police said they responded to the area of Weston Road and Humber Boulevard on the afternoon of July 11 for a person being wounded.
There, officers found a female victim with traumatic injuries, police said. Despite life-saving measures, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim has been identified as 50-year-old Margoth Arriaza. She is the city’s 47th homicide victim of the year.
The cause of Arriaza’s death has not been disclosed.
Police said they do not have a suspect description and are asking anyone with information to contact homicide investigators at 416-808-7400 or 416-808-1200 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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