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A 64-year-old Scarborough woman was bludgeoned to death with a hammer Friday night, Toronto Police confirmed Saturday.

The accussed, Saad Akhtar, a 30-year-old Scarborough man, turned himself in to police and has been charged with first-degree murder.

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Police did not specify whether the attack was random or not.

The victim, Hang-Kam Annie Chiu, was walking along Sheppard Avenue East near Markham Road around 7:15 p.m. Friday night when she was allegedly attacked by Akhtar with a hammer.

She succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene becoming the city’s 11th murder victim of the year.

Akhtar appeared at Old City Hall Courts Saturday.

Homicide detectives are investigating.

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