A teen has actually been apprehended and charged with murder in connection with the deadly stabbing of a 71-year-old Toronto female, authorities state.
According to private investigators, 71-year-old Shahnaz Pestonji had actually simply completed purchasing groceries at a North York plaza and was packing them into her car, when she was supposedly stabbed by a 14-year-old kid in what authorities think to be an unprovoked attack.
Responders were called to the location of Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue East, near Don Mills Road, simply after 9:30 a.m. on July 17 and situated Pestonji with stab injuries. She was carried to a medical facility and later on pronounced dead.
Authorities state the suspect left the location before authorities got here.
Detectives had actually been looking for the lone-male suspect for a number of days and got judicial permission to determine the youth by name and picture.
On Sunday, that permission ended after cops revealed the young boy’s arrest. He deals with a single charge of second-degree murder and is set up to appear in a Toronto court on Monday, July 21, 2025.
His arrest comes as videos flowing on social networks appear to reveal a masked specific professing to be the 14-year-old suspect speaking about the attack on a livestream.
Toronto cops state they understand the videos, however have actually not verified the identity of the private displayed in them.
“This is an active examination,” a representative informed CityNews.
Household grieving the loss of mom and spouse
Pestonji’s household is now grieving the destructive loss of their cherished partner, mom and grandma.
“I do not wish to consider my mother like that. I wish to think about my mama as who she remained in life, and she’s the most kind individual, the least violent individual you’ll ever fulfill, doing things for everyone else, her spirit, her smile,” stated her child Dina.
Shahnaz was a nurse at Sunnybrook for over 20 years and she brought that caring nature to every part of her life, her household informs CityNews.
“She constantly discovered the pleasure in whatever, no matter what we’re going through, even in the difficult times, she was the one that constantly was our rock. (She) ensured that everybody was all right around her, that we were all looked after,” shared Dina.
Shahnaz Pestonji (left) with her spouse Soli, children Yasmin and Dina and granddaughter. Picture credit: Pestonji household Shahnaz and her hubby Soli had actually been wed for 47 years. “I was genuinely blessed, I imply, it’s 47 years, however I do not believe a lot of individuals will have the life that I’ve had,” he shared.
“She’s whatever for everybody, however with such a kind heart and likewise with a lot optimism and laughter. She would never ever actually let us be unfortunate. She constantly discovered the method to light things up for us,” stated Dina.
The household stated they do not wish to keep examining the catastrophe of the method she passed away as “there’s never ever going to a method for us to fix up [with it]”
“It’s never ever going to make good sense … we can just hope that individual gets assistance, however not think of that at all … simply consider what we’ve had with her.” their child Yasmin shared. “That’s the only method we can take a look at it and have the ability to progress in a favorable method.”
Yasmin is anticipating her 2nd kid and her mom will never ever have the ability to fulfill her grandchild. “My mama is the 2nd individual who’s had the ability to feel the child kick which will never ever be removed from us.”
“Our life of practically 40 years [with my mother], and nearly 42 years for Dina, of having that type of love, you do not simply lose that. I hope we can make my mama as happy as we can and simply honour her,” shared Yasmin.
