Woman allegedly pushed from balcony on New Years Day dies of injuries

A woman was killed and a man has been charged after she was allegedly pushed from a third-storey balcony. (Martin Rioux/CTV News)

The woman who was allegedly pushed off a balcony on the third floor of a Montreal building on Thursday morning has died.

The victim, a 31-year-old woman, succumbed to her injuries in hospital, Montreal police (SPVM) confirmed Monday evening.

It is the first homicide of 2026, police said.

A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene and was charged with aggravated assault on Friday.

The SPVM was called to the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough around 8:15 a.m. Thursday, where they found the victim on the ground on Ste-Catherine Street near Jeanne-d’Arc Avenue.

According to the SPVM’s initial information, an altercation between the woman and the suspect escalated on the balcony before he allegedly pushed her off the third floor.