Tien Ly

Investigators found “obvious signs of trauma to the body, including some dismemberment,” according to a police statement released Tuesday.

He said police are conducting a “very sensitive, active” investigation that will include reviewing surveillance footage and interviewing witnesses. They also released photos of her shirt, a long-sleeved red Armani Exchange top. Li said Wednesday that a combination of help from the public and “diligent police work” led to the swift identification of the victim. Officers said earlier this week that they want to hear from anyone who may have been in the area of Berkshire Ave. and Eastern Ave. between 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday and “who may have observed anyone pushing a foldable shopping cart filled with black waste bags.” Const. Alex Li said investigators are “concerned” they can’t find him after seeing the state of the apartment that he and Tien Ly shared — a residence in a building near Carlaw Ave. and Dundas St. E., a short walk from where the body was found. Tien Ly, 46, has been identified as the deceased woman found by officers on Monday afternoon, her remains discarded inside a bag left near Eastern Ave. and Berkshire Ave. Police said there were “obvious” signs of trauma to her body, including dismemberment.

Toronto police say they have identified a female homicide victim found in a garbage bag in Leslieville Monday as 46-year-old Tien Ly of Toronto.

“This is part of the investigation,” Li said. Police told reporters that they were releasing some details about the victim Tuesday in the hopes of making a quick identification. Investigators said Tuesday that the victim’s death was deemed a homicide following the results of an autopsy. “I've been told that they reside together and that through the investigation, there was concerns after going to their place of residence that they cannot locate her son. But he came in on Monday to find Ly’s cellphone on one of the chairs in the salon. She asked if those are her nails.

Tien Ly, a 46-year-old manicurist from Leslieville, is Toronto's latest murder victim.

Police have identified a dismembered female body found in a black garbage bag in Toronto's east end earlier this week.

Police on Tuesday said they were concentrating their investigation on the victim’s “distinctive” nail design and colour. Police confirmed Ly and her son lived at that building. Article content

Police have identified the woman who was found dismembered inside a garbage bag on a Toronto sidewalk earlier this week.

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