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Toronto police are investigating a homicide in Scarborough

Toronto police are investigating a homicide after a woman died following an assault in Scarborough early Thursday morning.

Shortly before 5:30 a.m., police responded to reports of an assault at a residence in the area of ​​Victoria Park Avenue and Donside Drive.

A woman in her 40s was transported to hospital with life-threatening conditions.

She died of her injuries a short time later and was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.

A man in his 30s was taken into custody at the scene, according to police.

No further details of the incident have been released yet.

ASSAULT: UPDATE Victoria Park Av + ​​​​Donside Dr area- Woman has died from her injuries at the hospital- This is now a homicide investigation#GO1443372^lb

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 28, 2022