Police identify woman found dead in north Toronto home
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Police have identified the woman found dead inside a north Toronto home as 60-year-old Xian Wei Shao. She is believed to be Toronto's fourth homicide victim of 2026.
Toronto police have identified the woman found dead inside a home earlier this week as Xian Wei Shao, age 60.
The Toronto resident is the city’s fourth homicide victim of this year.
Shao’s body was discovered around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when police were called to a home in the area of Threadneedle Crescent and Cresthaven Drive.
Officers on scene deemed the circumstance of her death suspicious.
Police have released a photograph of Shao and the investigation continues.
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