A 41-year-old father will be charged with the first-degree murder of his 11-year-old daughter on Thursday night in Brampton, a suburb of Toronto. The tragedy occurred while the child was celebrating his birthday.
Little Riya Rajkumar was the subject of an AMBER alert on Thursday evening, around 11:30 pm The authorities reported that her father had said that he would attack his daughter and himself.
The child was with his father to celebrate his 11 th birthday, but he never returned to her mother as expected. The latter alerted the police around 7 pm, which led to the AMBER alert.
Peel Regional Police reported on social media that the girl was found in a residence and that the suspect, Roopesh Rajkumar, was arrested more than 100 kilometers from Brampton. Injured, he had to be taken to a hospital.
The man is separated from the mother of the young victim.
The Homicide and Missing Persons Office of the Peel Regional Police is continuing the investigation.
In addition, the management of the AMBER Alert issued late Thursday night by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was criticized by many Ontarians for complaining of being disturbed in their sleep. The AMBER Alert was canceled just before 12:30.