Late last year, residents in a Dufferin Grove neighbourhood awoke in the night to a woman’s piercing screams. A basement apartment was on fire and neighbours tried desperately to rescue those trapped inside. Days later, police announced that Jessica Perez Ocampo, 27, whose body had been found inside, had “sustained trauma” and that they believed Roberto Mendez, 27, was responsible.
The two were in a relationship, police said.