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The shockingly stabbing death of a young professional in his luxury portfront apartment may have been “a robber who went off the rails,” a police source told The Toronto Sun.
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Daniel Hoffman, 31, who worked in financial services, was killed Wednesday in his apartment near York and St. Harbor.
“He was a professional, but he had some drug and alcohol problems,” said a Toronto police source. “We think it was a good moment that may have started as a robbery and just gotten out of hand. This is one of the possibilities we are considering. “
A man and two women have been arrested for Hoffman’s murder.
Dawson Aguilera Jimenez (see here), 22, from Toronto, Nicki Kirimi, 18, from Toronto, and Adriana Desario, 20, from Oakville, are charged with second-degree murder for the murder of Daniel Hoffman, 31, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 d. Photo from Handout / Police Toronto
The victim and his accused killers knew each other through “wicked interests”, the police source added.
The leading investigator is a children’s sergeant. Stephen Matthews confirmed that the robbery was one of the possible motives that investigators are considering.
“I can tell you that we have a lot of videos and that the countries have known each other,” he said.
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Adriana Desario (see here), 20, of Oakville, Nicki Kirimi, 18, of Toronto, and Dawson Aguilera Jimenez, 22, of Toronto, are charged with second-degree murder for the murder of Daniel Hoffman, 31, Wednesday, April 13. 2022 Photo by Handout / Police Toronto
Adriana Desario, 20, of Oakville, Nicki Kirimi, 18, of Toronto, and Dawson Aguilera Jimenez, 22, also of Toronto, are charged with second-degree murder.
All the accused are known to the police.
“Two boys, two girls, you’re doing the math,” a police source said.
Nicki Kirimi (see here), 18 from Toronto, Adriana Desario, 20, from Oakville, and Dawson Aguilera Jimenez, 22, from Toronto, are charged with second-degree murder for the murder of Daniel Hoffman, 31, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 d. Photo from Handout / Police Toronto
A friend of the dead man told Scott Laurie of The Sun on Friday that Hoffman’s father was on his way to Toronto to pick up his son to enjoy Easter in Windsor with his family before the young victim left for New York for work and then to Miami for a friend’s deer.
“His father was coming to pick him up,” said his friend Sylvain. – Can you imagine how he should feel?
But detectives were in the top three almost from the start, thanks to the extensive security apparatus around Hoffman’s building.
“Let’s rob an apartment, no one will see us, we will get away,” said a police source.
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The arrests were made with the help of the Niagara Regional Police.
The three defendants appeared in court at the Old Town Hall on Friday via video link.
Investigators fear there may be other criminal investigations involving those defendants using different names, police said, who released photos of the trio.
Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide department at 416-808-7400 or anonymously at Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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