A man in his 70s was found dead in a west-end apartment yesterday after a man allegedly confessed at a downtown homeless shelter to his killing.

The bizarre murder unfolded after police were called to the Good Shepherd on Queen St. E., just east of Parliament St., around 11 a.m. to talk to a 23-year-old man who had “confessed” to the slaying to “a brother”.

The man directed officers to the grisly discovery soon after, police allege.

The man was taken into custody at the mission while officers from 12 Division were dispatched to a 19th-floor condo at 85 Emmett Ave., near Jane St. and Eglinton Ave. W. Once there, they found the victim suffering from “several” stab wounds, police said.