TORONTO A man has been charged in connection with the death of a 33-year-old woman in North York. Police said the victim, who was identified as Kim Gagne, was found in a basement apartment in the Weston and Albion roads area on Wednesday morning as police responded to a wellness check call. She was found suffering from “significant injuries” and while life-saving efforts were attempted, she was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene. Police said 32-year-old Bronson Lake was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder. He will appear in court on Friday. The owner of the home previously told CP24 that a man and his girlfriend lived in the basement apartment, though it is unclear whether Gagne was the female tenant.
Bronson Lake, 32, was arrested on Thursday.
Gagne was pronounced dead at the scene and appeared to be suffering from significant injuries.
The couple who owns the home told the
Sun‘s Jack Boland on Wednesday they had rented out the basement apartment on July 1 to a man and a woman.
The female owner said the male renter visited her around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday asking for bandages to cover up cuts on his hands that were “dripping with blood.” Toronto Police Homicide detectives a side door leading to a basement of as home on Yorkdale Cres. east of Weston Rd. at the scene of a homicide of a woman in her 30s. on Wednesday, July 14, 2021.JACK BOLAND/TORONTO SUN
Published Thursday, July 15, 2021 1:01PM EDT A man has been charged in connection with the death of a 33-year-old woman in North York. Police said the victim, who was identified as Kim Gagne, was found in a basement apartment in the Weston and Albion roads area on Wednesday morning as police responded to a wellness check call. She was found suffering from “significant injuries” and while life-saving efforts were attempted, she was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene. Police said 32-year-old Bronson Lake was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder. He will appear in court on Friday. The owner of the home previously told CP24 that a man and his girlfriend lived in the basement apartment, though it is unclear whether Gagne was the female tenant.
Suspect arrested, police identify victim in North York homicide
by News Staff
Posted Jul 15, 2021 1:32 pm EDT
Homicide victim Kim Gagne was found in the basement of a North York home on July 14, 2021. HANDOUT/Toronto Police
Toronto police have made an arrest after a woman was found gravely injured at
A woman was found in the basement with what police called a “suspicious” injury.
In a tweet police said life-saving measures were performed on the victim, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have identified the victim as 33-year-old Kim Gagne.
On Thursday, police arrested Bronson Lake, 32, of Toronto and he was charged with second-degree murder.