TORONTO — The Toronto Police Service has identified a man charged in a daytime attack that left a woman dead on a bustling downtown street.
Police say they received a call for an assault just north of Yonge Street and King Street, in Toronto's financial district, a little after 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
They say a woman was walking on the sidewalk when she was allegedly pushed and fell to the ground.
Police said on Friday that the woman, who was 89 years old, had serious head injuries and died at the scene.
Thirty-seven-year-old Ryan Cunneen of Toronto is charged with aggravated assault, as well as mischief under $5,000 for allegedly throwing a brick through a business's window in the Church Street and Front Street East area before the assault.
Police say the accused attended court at Old City Hall on Saturday morning and the investigation is ongoing.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 21, 2023.
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