Toronto police say a man is in custody after a man in his 40s was found dead in an east-end home Thursday morning.
Homicide Squad Det. Rob Choe told Global News emergency crews were called to a home on Greenwood Avenue near Mortimer Avenue at around 10 a.m. He didn’t say who reported the body inside the home.
Officers blocked off a large portion of the outside of the home as well as a Jeep in front of the property.
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Choe said officers are treating the investigation as a “suspicious death.” He said it’s believed the body was inside the home for more than a day.
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A man was taken into custody, Choe said, but no one was charged in connection with the man’s death as of Thursday evening.
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Sources told Global News the man taken into custody was the husband of the deceased.
Police didn’t say how the man died or if there were any signs of trauma. An autopsy was scheduled to be conducted in the near future.
Neighbours told Global News the couple were well-liked. A neighbour, who asked not to be identified, said they last saw the men on Tuesday.
Anyone with information was asked to call police.
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