Toronto police have charged a 53-year-old man with first-degree murder following a suspicious death investigation in Scarborough.

On April 3, paramedics and police responded to a medical call at a residence on Bonis Ave., near Kennedy Rd. and Sheppard Ave. E, at 11:30 a.m.

In a news release, police said that officers located a 40-year-old woman dead inside the residence. She has been identified as Chiou-Shuang (Susan) Chen.

Assisted by homicide investigators, the 42 division conducted a suspicious death investigation.

On Saturday, police arrested Mansour Jalali, 53, of Toronto. According to the release, Jalali appeared at Old City Hall court on Saturday at 2 p.m., in room 101.

Correction - September 9, 2019: This article was edited from a previous version that misspelled Chiou-Shuang Chen’s surname.