Toronto police say it is “unlikely” that a little girl whose remains were found in a construction garbage container in Rosedale last month was “reported missing.”
On May 2, police responded to a call in the Castle Frank Road and Dale Avenue area around 4:45 p.m.
Police said human remains were placed in a garbage can in front of a home.
The autopsy was completed a few days later, and investigators confirmed that the remains belonged to a black girl of African or mixed African descent who was between four and seven years old.
She had all her teeth, three feet and six inches tall, with a slender physique and black curly hair divided into four short tails, two of which were braided and fastened with black and blue elastic bands.
Investigators believe the remains were left in a dumpster sometime between 12 noon on Thursday, April 28, and 4:45 pm on Monday, May 2.
However, police believe the girl may have died last summer, or even earlier.
Police said her remains were wrapped in a crochet blanket in a plastic bag and the bag was wrapped in a colored blanket. Police released a photo of this blanket.
The scene of Castle Frank Road and the Dale Avenue area can be seen above. (John Musselman / CTV News Toronto)
On Tuesday, police provided up-to-date information on the investigation of human remains and said they had not yet identified the girl.
The Ontario Center for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains conducted an analysis of her DNA against missing children reported across Canada. The agency found 58 potential matches across the country, but could not link the girl to any of these cases.
“There is no evidence to link any of the 58 missing children to our case. In fact, as of May 2, eight of the 58 have already been reported. “Unfortunately, we believe it is unlikely that the child on Dale Avenue was reported missing,” Inspector Hank Eedsing told a news conference Tuesday afternoon.
Idsinga added that police did not rule out the possibility that the victim could be declared missing abroad and that the investigation was ongoing.
On Tuesday, police also distributed composite sketches of the girl and a vehicle of interest.
Eidsing said the girl’s skin tone was approximate and may not be entirely accurate.
The vehicle of interest was captured on video, which stopped in the area of the garbage container, on April 28 at 22:26. It is described as a dark Porsche Cayenne SUV, model 2011-2014.
“This car was literally photographed by a Dale Avenue camera in the area of the garbage container just in time for which we believe the body was dumped there and inexplicably stopped right next to the container for about 21 seconds. So, of course, we want to identify this car. There may be a completely innocent explanation for why it stopped here, but maybe not. ”
Toronto police released a photo of a vehicle of interest in the case.
Eidsing said the cause of the girl’s death has not yet been determined and is still under investigation.
“Of course, the results of toxicology will take some time. But if there is no obvious cause of death, the forensic pathologist has a lot of work to do to determine the cause of death. And it could be something that could go on indefinitely for a while, “Idsinga said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the police at 416-808-5300 or anonymously at Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
With files from Chris Fox from CP24
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