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TORONTO — Toronto police are investigating after a portion of what is believed to be the body of a light-skinned adult woman was found outside an East Chinatown butcher shop on Tuesday.

Police received a call at 11:30 a.m. to Charlies Meat & Seafood at Broadview and Simpson avenues and have closed off the area as teams from forensics, homicide and the coroner’s office scanned for any further evidence.

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Det. Sgt Terry Browne said a employee at the butcher shop found the remains and contacted Toronto police. Although police are still awaiting a coroner’s report to confirm it, Browne is confident the bag contained a “portion” of a female body.

“We have a presumptive idea right now that it is a female, light-skinned,” Browne said. “It is just a portion of what is believed to be a female.”

The butcher shop’s employees did not immediately notice the bag earlier this morning and Browne said he doesn’t think the bag wasn’t on property since Monday.