Woman accused in 'unprovoked' Toronto stabbing to appear in court

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Published Friday, December 18, 2015
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TORONTO -- A woman charged in an apparently unprovoked fatal stabbing in Toronto's financial district is set to appear in court today.

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Rohinie Bisesar has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 28-year-old Rosemarie Junor.

Police allege Bisesar stabbed Junor at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Toronto's popular underground PATH network of shops and restaurants last Friday.

Security images taken at the time of the stabbing showed a well-dressed, long-haired woman making a hasty retreat from the drugstore.

Junor, a newlywed medical technician who worked nearby, was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died five days after the attack.

Bisesar was the subject of a manhunt for several days before her arrest on Tuesday.



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