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Man arrested, charged in 2024 deaths of two women in Toronto

A Toronto man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after two women were found dead in a west-end home last year.
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A Toronto Police Service logo patch is shown in Toronto, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

A Toronto man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after two women were found dead in a west-end home last year.

Police say officers responded to a call for a well-being check in the area of Sheldon Avenue and Silvercrest Avenue in Etobicoke on Aug. 23, 2024.

They found an 82-year-old woman and a 60-year-old woman dead inside the home.

Police later identified the victims as Sharon Fraser and Colleen Fraser from Toronto.

They say Joseph Ayala, 34, now faces two counts of second-degree murder.

The suspect, who police previously said is related to the victims, is scheduled to appear in a Toronto court on Tuesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 14, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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