{"id":695373,"date":"2026-05-26T18:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/695373\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:13:13","slug":"man-charged-with-murder-after-unidentified-person-found-dead-in-cabbagetown-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/695373\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with murder after unidentified person found dead in Cabbagetown garage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto police have made an arrest in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in a private parking garage over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Police were flagged down in the area of Dundas and Seaton streets for a medical complaint on May 23 around 9:20 a.m.<\/p>\n

Upon inspection, they found a victim with obvious signs of trauma who was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

A post-mortem was conducted and the man\u2019s death was ruled a homicide. <\/a>He has not been identified.<\/p>\n

On Monday, police arrested 30-year-old Boubacar Dembele of Toronto. He is charged with second degree murder and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The victim is described as five feet six inches tall with a medium build, dark hair and dark eyes, possibly of Asian descent.<\/p>\n

He was wearing a silver necklace with a silver heart-shaped pendant with wings and a single clear stone in the centre and a black jacket with \u201cVision Youth Leaders Program\u201d written on it.<\/p>\n

This is Toronto\u2019s 10th homicide of 2026.<\/p>\n

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With files from Meredith Bond<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tToronto police investigate a suspicious death in the area of Dundas Street and Seaton Street on May 23, 2026. CITYNEWS\/Matt Wilkins <\/p>\n

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