(CBC) A man who was arrested in connection with the death of a 64-year-old woman in Toronto on Friday is now facing a terrorism-related charge.
Police said Tuesday that Saad Akhtar, 30, of Toronto had his charges updated to first-degree murder including terrorist activity.
The charge was updated because of a collaborative investigation with the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, police spokesperson Meaghan Gray told CBC News.
Police say the attack appears to be an isolated incident and there is no further known threat to the public.
Investigators did not say what led them to upgrade Akhtar’s charge, except that “evidence was discovered” that “led investigators to believe the homicide may have been a terrorist-related offence.”
