A 27-year-old woman who was pulled from a house fire in the Dufferin Grove area on Wednesday died as a result of a homicide, Toronto police said.
Det. Sgt. Mike Taylor of the homicide unit provided an update Friday on the investigation into the fire that broke out at a two-storey home on Rusholme Rd, in the area of College Street and Dovercourt Road, shortly after midnight.
He said fire crews found Jessica Perez Ocampo and Roberto Mendez, 27, in the basement of the home and rescued them. Ocampo was pronounced dead at the scene, while Mendez was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
Taylor revealed on Friday that Mendez had died.
The homicide detective would not disclose Ocampo’s cause of death but said she sustained “some trauma” to her body.
“It is believed that Roberto is responsible for the death of Jessica Perez Ocampo,” Taylor said.
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