3 women injured, suspect dead in Mississauga assault
Posted September 29, 2020 5:24 am.
Last Updated September 29, 2020 12:59 pm.
Three women are in hospital and a man is dead after an assault overnight in Mississauga.
Emergency crews were called to an apartment building on Ponytrail Drive, in the Burnhamthorpe Road East and Rathburn Road East area, around 10:30 p.m. Monday.
The assault happened inside the home of one of the victims and involved a weapon.
Police say the three women, one believed to be in her 20s, the second believed to be in her 50s, and the third believed to be in her 80s, suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, a 45-year-old man, was found dead in a wooded area near the apartment.
Police said the victims and the suspect were known to one another and the suspect was in an intimate relationship with one of the victims.
There has been no word on a possible motive for the attack.
