A 73-year-old man appeared in court Wednesday after police charged him in the death of another senior and fellow resident of a Toronto Community Housing highrise on Royal York Road in Mimico.

Charged with second-degree murder is Janusz Rusin, alleged by police to have killed Djuro Orlovic, 72. The two men were acquaintances, said Toronto police Homicide Det. Sgt. Roger Caracciolo.

Caracciolo was otherwise tight-lipped on what allegedly happened between the two men. “We’re still putting pieces together,” he said Wednesday.

On Tuesday at 6:22. p.m., officers responded to “unknown trouble” at 340 Royal York Rd., inside the Edwards Manor building. They located a man with obvious signs of trauma.

He died at the scene, and an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.

Both the accused and the victim were tenants at the TCH building, a spokesperson for the housing agency said.

Rusin was remanded in custody following his court appearance. Investigators would like to speak to anyone who has information on his movements in the days prior to the incident, a Toronto police news release said.

The Edwards Manor program operates at the address and offers 24-hour support to individuals to address individual cognitive and behavioural needs for adults living with the effects of an acquired brain injury.

Clarification — April 22, 2020: This article was edited from a previous version to make clear that the victim and accused are Toronto Community Housing residents and not affiliated with PACE Independent Living.

Jacob Lorinc is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @jacoblorinc

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