Man charged with murder in woman's death
Last Updated: Sunday, December 6, 2009 | 11:56 PM ET
CBC News
Spring Phillips was found dead in her downtown Toronto apartment on Saturday. (Toronto Police Service)Police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the weekend death of a woman in downtown Toronto.
Levi Samuel Aggek, 33, was wanted for second-degree murder after the body of Spring Phillips, 26, was found by police in an apartment near Wellesley Street and Sherbourne Street about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The body had obvious signs of trauma, police said Sunday.
Aggek, who has been in Toronto for three months, was arrested at a Toronto shelter and charged later Sunday.
Levi Samuel Aggek was charged with second-degree murder on Sunday in the death of Spring Phillips. (Toronto Police Service)Police said Phillips was letting Aggek stay overnight at her apartment. Her death marked Toronto's 56th homicide of the year.
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