Police release sketch of little girl found in Toronto dumpster

The remains of a Black girl, between four and seven years old, were found in a construction bin outside a Dale Avenue home in Toronto’s wealthy Rosedale neighborhood on May 2. On Tuesday, the force released two sketches of the girl, completed by an artist with Ontario Provincial Police who works with the coroner’s office.

The public is cautioned that the colour sketch may not match the true skin tone of the girl, who investigators say is of African or mixed African descent.

Investigators are also looking for a dark-colored Porsche Cayenne SUV that “inexplicably” stopped outside the home five days before the girl’s remains were found. Toronto police released an image of the Porsche, which stopped by the dumpster on April 28 at 10:26 p.m. They have been able to track the vehicle to and from the area and are now looking for the public’s help to identify it.

The girl’s body was found wrapped in a butterfly patterned baby blanket inside a plastic bag, which itself was wrapped in a burgundy and red blanket, investigators said last month. Investigators believe the body was dumped in the days prior to being discovered, but the girl was dead long before and may have died as far back as last summer. According to observation of the child’s body, there is no obvious cause of death and it will take some time to determine it – or it may remain undetermined. Police are currently awaiting toxicology results from the Centre of Forensic Sciences.