Police say a homicide investigation has been launched and a first-degree murder charge laid after human remains and chemicals were found inside a Toronto apartment.
Toronto police said they were called to a home near Weston Road and Black Creek Drive on June 27.
Once inside, police said officers found “biological remains” and chemicals. A hazmat team went to the scene to remove the chemicals.
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The remains were sent to be tested, according to police, and found to be human. Further testing revealed the remains were a 40-year-old from Honduras, Selvin Paz Mejia.
Roughly a month later, police made an arrest.
On July 25, 22-year-old Mariana Aburto Hernandez was arrested. She was initially charged with improper or indecent interference with a dead body but saw a murder charge added weeks later.
On Tuesday, Toronto police said they had also laid a first-degree murder charge against Hernandez.
The investigation is ongoing, officers said.
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