SCARBOROUGH TRAGEDY: 12-YEAR-OLD NIGERIAN GIRL KILLED BY 'FAMILY

Scarborough's quietude was shattered Tuesday when a 12-year-old girl was found fatally stabbed in her apartment on Dundalk Drive. The prime suspect? A boy of the same age, who later dangled from the unit's balcony, only to be rescued by firefighters and subsequently taken into custody.

The story takes a more perplexing twist as whispers in the community allude to the girl being the daughter of Gladys (last name withheld), a woman believed to have Nigerian roots. Devastated by the tragedy, Gladys allegedly found her daughter in their bathtub, a pool of blood painting a nightmarish scene. The young boy, suspected of the crime, had been under Gladys' care since he was six, with many suggesting she brought him to Canada, treating him as her own.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford took to social media to express his sorrow, "Deeply saddened by the tragic events in Scarborough. My heart goes out to the bereaved."

As investigations unfold, the question lingers - what could have led a boy, treated as family, to commit such an act? And as CTV News and the community await answers, a palpable air of mystery surrounds this tragic family affair.

With additional insights from CityNews.