Suspect arrested after woman killed in daytime attack in downtown Toronto

An elderly woman walking near a bustling intersection in downtown Toronto was allegedly pushed to the ground in a “reportedly unprovoked” daytime attack that left her dead, police said Friday after arresting a man in the case.

Toronto police Insp. Craig Young told reporters a suspect in his 30s pushed a woman who was at least 70-years-old. Paramedics tried to save her life, but the woman sustained serious head injuries and died at the scene.

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