Catherine McDonald
@cmcdonaldglobal
Global News Toronto Crime Reporter
NEW The family of a pregnant Ajax woman murdered in 2017 by her estranged husband is upset. Nicholas Baig was sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 17 years. Arianna Goberdhan’s family thought he would be eligible to apply in 2034 until yesterday globalnews.ca/news/11302894/…
World junior complainant not ‘reliable,’ judge says while delivering trial decision | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/11296435/…
Toronto police say a man has died after a shooting on Tuesday morning. globalnews.ca/news/11297978/…
3 years ago, off-duty @YRP Constable Travis Gillespie was killed in a collision on his way to work On Monday, I was in the courtroom for opening day of the trial for the man charged with impaired and dangerous driving causing Gillespie’s death globalnews.ca/news/11297188/…
NEW 14-year-old boy wanted for murder of 71-year-old Shahnaz Pestonji has been arrested. We can no longer name the accused or show his photo due to Youth Criminal Justice Ace
This is all I could think about after interviewing the lovely family of Shahnaz Pestonji. Another 14-year-old boy wanted for murdering a devoted grandmother. Just 6 weeks ago also on a Friday, I was in Pickering after the arrest of a 14-year-old for the murder of Eleanor Doney.
On May 29, 2025, 83-year-old Eleanor Doney, a retired teacher, was stabbed to death by a 14-year-old while gardening in her front yard. It was a completely random attack. Yesterday, 71-year-old Shahnaz Pestonji was stabbed to death during what police say began as a robbery in a…
Toronto mother killed in unprovoked stabbing ‘was our rock,’ family says globalnews.ca/news/11294189/… w @cmcdonaldglobal
NEW Here’s my full TV report on the 14-year-old suspect wanted for the murder of 71-year-old Shahnaz Pestonji, fatally stabbed in what @TPSHomicide say was a robbery gone and the very sad interview i did today with the vicrim’s husband and two daughters youtu.be/KKu0uMcp5t8?si…
Det. Sajeev Nair says a man in his 20s was shot outside Yorkdale Mall at 6:13 am. @TPSHomicide called in. multiple shots fired. Suspect/s at large. Nair says it was not a random shooting. Police say mall is safe but entrance 3 is closed. Witnesses/dash cam video call police
The man charged with uttering death threats at Brampton Mayor @patrickbrownont is out on bail. My colleague @ConsumerSOS was there as the accused walked out of the courthouse Wednesday
Man accused of threatening Patrick Brown tells reporter he will ‘stomp on your face’ | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/11291590/…
NEW: Shaquan Mesquito wanted for attempted murder after a stabbing at Dundas Square was convicted of encouragingly others to shoot up Danzig Street in 2012, one of the worst mass shootings in our city. What we learned from the Parole Board of Canada globalnews.ca/news/11290565/…
Shout out to the guy that just stopped me at the corner of Bay and Dundas and said “excuse me, I just want to tell you that’s a nice dress” 👗 Chivalry is not dead 🤣
New Toronto man, 81, gets life sentence for driving down late common-law wife’s family - Toronto | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/11289408/…
New headshot today courtesy @AdamDabrowski2 who takes great pride in his camera work and editing of my stories. Thanks to all the camera operators and editors @globalnewsto who don’t get the credit they deserve for working so hard to bring my stories to you day in and day out.
NEW: ‘Insult to injury’: Father of 21-year-old man left in coma upset the alleged impaired driver who @PeelPolice charged with causing crash is out on bail. Police says he’s a 5 time repeat offender for DIU’s on 3 separate driving prohibitions globalnews.ca/news/11288204/…
Toronto police investigating body found in suitcase off Highway 401 globalnews.ca/video/11285828…