New details emerge about the elderly woman randomly stabbed in Pickering

The identity of the woman who was fatally stabbed in Pickering , Ontario, by a 14-year-old suspect was revealed by the police on Tuesday evening. Durham Regional Police Service identified the victim as 83-year-old Eleanor Doney. The victim is reported to be a retired kindergarten teacher who lived at home near Lynn Heights Drive and Fairport Road with her husband. After watching video footage of the area, police said the woman was outside of her house when a suspect approached her. The 14-year-old allegedly walked toward Doney and began stabbing her multiple times in broad daylight. Police have so far found no connection between the suspect and the victim. There was a brief encounter and then the woman was attacked. She was stabbed “multiple times,” police said. Doney was reportedly gardening in the front yard of her home when the incident took place. Suffering traumatic injuries, the 83-year-old was found by a passerby on the ground. She was rushed to a trauma centre in the Toronto-area where she was pronounced dead. The suspect was reportedly seen walking toward Doney’s house, a neighbour told CBC. “It seems like a lot of people have seen him walking around that day, around that time, just because he stood out quite a bit,” said Pickering resident Gabriela Fredericks. She said she couldn’t see the stabbing from where she was sitting in her bedroom. Police shared a statement by Doney’s family: “We want to express our gratitude to the community for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time. We especially want to thank the first responders for all of their efforts. We take comfort in the fact that she was a woman of strong Christian faith.” The suspect was taken into custody later that night after an extensive search on May 20 and has been charged with first-degree murder. The identity is being withheld as he can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He is set to appear in court on June 20.

My thoughts, prayers, and sympathies go out to the victim and her family.Thank you to @DRPS for their efforts in bringing this to a quick resolution. https://t.co/F7o5ZHoaY4— Mayor Kevin Ashe (@MayorKevinAshe) May 30, 2025

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