Toronto police explain why they did not link fetus with murder-suicide
Toronto police say they initially did not suspect the fetus found near a Toronto highrise was connected to the murder-suicide that took place three days earlier, because the remains were found on a different day in a somewhat different location from the original crime scene.
On Tuesday, police said DNA testing revealed the fetus was related to Precious Charbonneau, the 33-year-old killed by her 43-year-old husband, Robert Giblin, on Dec. 20 of last year.
Police announced the fetus had been found on Dec. 23, 2015, and said on the same day it wasn't related to Charbonneau. At the time, police said they reached that conclusion because it was discovered in a different area at a different time from the murder-suicide.
However, both scenes were located near 111 Raglan Avenue, the apartment building northwest of Bathurst Street and St. Clair Avenue West where Giblin and Charbonneau lived. The fetus was discovered near two recycling bins at the rear of the building.
Investigators initially indicated Charbonneau "was nine weeks pregnant" but wouldn't share details as to why. Autopsy results have since shown that Charbonneau was pregnant at the time of her death but a post-mortem was inconclusive as to how long.
Police refused to release further details due to privacy concerns.
They say Giblin, a Canadian soldier, stabbed his new bride multiple times in their 21st-story apartment before throwing her over the balcony. Giblin then leapt to his death.
