Toronto police charge son with mother's murder after body found in garbage bag

Toronto police have laid a second-degree murder chargein the homicide of a woman whose body was found in a black garbage bag in Leslieville almost a week ago.

Police saidthe body of Tien Ly, 46, was found near Eastern and Berkshire avenues last Monday.Ly is Toronto's 17th homicide victim of the year. Her body showed signs of trauma and some dismemberment.

By Wednesday, police said they were looking for her son, who had gone missing but was not yet a suspect.

Dallas Ly, 20, is believed by police to have lived with his mother in a condo building near Carlaw Avenue and DundasStreetEast.

Police saidthey arrested Ly in Toronto on Saturday.

He has been charged with second-degree murder and appeared in court Sunday, where the case was adjourned until April 8.

Const. Laura Brabant, spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service, said initially Ly was not a suspect. She saidpolice wereconcernedfor his well-being after officerswent to the condo unit in which he is believed to have resided.

The charges have not yet been proven in court.