A 39-year-old Toronto man has been charged after an 8-month-old child lady died in hospital following a Scarborough home hearth on the weekend.
The fireplace occurred within the space of Finch Avenue East and Brimley Street. Toronto police had been known as to the house on Saturday at 11:15 a.m.
In a information launch on Wednesday, police stated the hearth broke out within the basement.
Police stated on the weekend that 4 folks had been taken to hospital following the hearth: the newborn lady, a four-year-old boy, a girl in her 70s who suffered an unrelated medical episode, and the accused.
The boy suffered non-life-threatening accidents from smoke inhalation, whereas the accused suffered self-inflicted accidents, police stated.
The child was pronounced lifeless in hospital.
The person has been charged with arson — disregard for human life. He was resulting from seem in a Toronto courtroom on Wednesday.
On the weekend, police stated the newborn, youngster, man and woman in her 70s are relations however police declined to touch upon the character of their relationship.
Anybody with details about the deadly hearth is urged to contact police.
