Boy, 13, charged with 1st-degree murder after fatal stabbing of woman in Pickering
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A 13-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder after an elderly woman was fatally stabbed in Pickering on Thursday, court heard on Friday.
The accused appeared via Zoom in Oshawa court on Friday from Durham Regional Police Division 17. During the hearing, he spoke to confirm he had the opportunity to speak with a lawyer, and he understood the charge he faces.
His identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe said the boy had previously interacted with police, speaking to CBC Radio's Metro Morning earlier on Friday.
Ashe said the boy was also "very recognizable in regards to his outfit."
"I think there was an awareness in fairly short order of who the alleged assailant was," Ashe said.
Before the boy was arrested, police had said they were looking for a male suspect wearing a long black trench coat that reached his ankles.
Police have said the boy was arrested without incident on Thursday night. Ashe said the boy was arrested at his home.
"The randomness of this act, the senseless violence that occurred on our usually safe city streets is very troublesome," Ashe said.
The incident happened around 3 p.m. when the woman was approached by a male she did not know outside her home on Lynn Heights Drive, police have said.
Durham police Chief Peter Moreira said the suspect stabbed the woman "in a sadistic and cowardly unprovoked attack that was captured on video," speaking to reporters on Thursday night.
She died while en route to a trauma centre in Toronto, Ashe said.
Ontario Provincial Police issued an emergency alert on behalf of Durham police around 5:40 p.m., saying officers were investigating a homicide suspect on Lynn Heights Drive and asking residents to shelter in place.
Following the alert, the city of Pickering shut down all public facilities, including community centres and libraries.
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