A 25-year-old man has been charged with second-degree homicide after allegedly killing his mom on Sunday morning in Pickering, say police.
The incident occurred on Weyburn Sq. close to Foxwood Path, which is west of Whites Street and north of Sheppard Avenue East.
Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) mentioned they have been referred to as to that space at about 5:10 a.m.
Police mentioned officers on the scene positioned a feminine with life-threatening accidents.
She was transported to a trauma centre in Toronto the place she was pronounced deceased a short while later, mentioned Appearing Responsibility Insp. Andre Wyatt.
Chatting with reporters on the scene, he mentioned that the sufferer was discovered on the scene in “medical distress” with “some significnt, life-threatening injuries.”
She was taken to Sunnybrook Well being Sciences Centre, he mentioned, the place she was later pronounced deceased.
Appearing Responsibility Insp. Andre Wyatt, of DRPS, speaks to reporters after a person allegedly killed his mom in PIckering on Dec. 1.
The sufferer has been recognized as 64-year-old Sheila Hercules. She is Durham Area’s tenth homicide sufferer of the 12 months.
The accused in her homicide is 25-year-old, Aidan Hercules, police mentioned.
In a information launch, DPRS mentioned that the sufferer died after being “assaulted” by her son.
Wyatt mentioned Hercules was arrested on the scene. He was taken to the hospital, however has since been remanded into custody, he added.
A 25-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly killing his mom on Dec. 1 in Pickering. (Tim Constable/CP24)
Investigators famous that whereas there had been a collision on the road the place the sufferer was positioned, they famous that Hercules died because of being assaulted.
Police wouldn’t say precisely what occurred, nor did they’ve any particulars to supply about what might have motivated this deadly assault.
“No further suspects are outstanding and there is no concern for public safety,” DRPS mentioned in a launch.
Anybody with additional info, incuding video or dashcam footage, is requested to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
