

Codi Wilson, CP24.com





The suspect accused of fatally stabbing a 28-year-old woman inside a downtown Shoppers Drug Mart in the city's PATH system last week made a brief court appearance today.

Rohinie Bisesar, 40, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the deadly stabbing that police say was "random" and "unprovoked."

Police say 28-year-old Rosemarie Junor, known as "Kim" to friends and family, was stabbed multiple times inside the Wellington Street drugstore on the afternoon of Dec. 11. She was rushed to hospital in critical condition and died five days later in hospital.

Those close to Junor described her as an "energetic," "kind," woman who had recently gotten married.

Investigators say they have been unable to find a link between Junor and the suspect.

The suspect's lawyer, Calvin Barry, said earlier this week that Bisesar, who has an MBA and an "impressive resume," has no criminal record. He described the allegations as out of character for the 40-year-old woman.

Speaking to reporters outside College Park, where Bisesar’s court appearance was on Friday, Barry said the charges against his client have now been upgraded from attempted murder to second-degree murder in light of Junor’s death.

Other charges laid against her, including aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon, have been stayed.

“The penalty for (second-degree murder) is no parole for 10 to 25 years... Attempt murder had no minimum so we’ve kind of gone from a one to 10 in terms of severity,” Barry told members of the media Friday.

“(It’s been) very tragic the last couple of days with the family of the deceased and it is just tragic all around.”

Barry told CP24 his client would not be seeking bail late Friday afternoon.

When asked about his client’s mental state, Barry said she is “like a deer in the headlights.”

Bisesar is scheduled to return to court to at Old City Hall at 9 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2016.