Nov 29 2022
Sara Jabakhanji ·
''Unsolved case of little girl's body found in dumpster
In June, Toronto police released a composite sketch of a little girl whose
body was found in a dumpster a month earlier in the city's Rosedale neighbourhood. Since then, police have not released any further details on the girl and believe she was never reported missing to police in Canada.
Novroski said if police have the girl's remains, they can attempt to get a sufficient amount of bone to put through for DNA typing in hopes that they can find out her identity.
"Heavily degraded human remains can be tricky because a lot of that nuclear DNA that resides in your blood cells and in your tissues has all been degraded, and sometimes the condition of the bone, teeth, etcetera can be not optimal for forensic DNA typing," she said.''
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''A composite sketch is shown here of an unidentified girl whose body was found in a Toronto dumpster in May 2022. Novroski says if police can get a sufficient amount of bone to test for DNA typing, maybe they can find a match that will ultimately lead to her identity. (Ontario Provincial Police)
Novroski noted that while IGG can be incredibly useful for these cases, the forensic community is aware of the gaps in the demography in the public DNA profiles, which has a "strong European presence," and presents a challenge in other cases.
"There is a little bit of disparity there and ... that's just based on who might be buying the [DNA] kits, who might want to explore their genealogy and ultimately, who can afford to spend ... the $129 on curiosity."