Body of a Black girl found in dumpster in affluent Toronto neighbourhood

Homicide investigators are trying to identify the child, whose cause of death is not yet known

Police in Canada are trying to identify a young Black girl whose body was found in a Toronto dumpster, a grim discovery that has shaken the city and seasoned investigators looking into the case.

The Toronto police service announced on Thursday that the body, discovered on Monday in an affluent neighbourhood, was that of a young Black girl, believed to be between the ages of four and seven.