14-Year-Old Stabs Grandmother to Death in Toronto Parking Lot

Shahnaz Pestonja was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old./Image: Toronto Police Service handout.

Toronto police say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder after stabbing a 71-year-old grandmother, Shahnaz Pestonja, in a parking lot while she was trying to load her groceries.

Pestonji was rushed to an area hospital following the attack but ultimately succumbed to her injuries. Police described the attack as “unprovoked.”

Although the suspect fled from the area...