Man charged in fatal stabbing at Etobicoke motel, police say

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· Posted: Apr 29, 2025 3:50 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

A 57-year-old antheral has been arrested and charged with second-degree execution aft a stabbing astatine an Etobicoke motel connected the weekend, Toronto constabulary say.

In a quality merchandise connected Tuesday, constabulary said the stabbing happened successful a motel country successful the country of The Queensway and Royal York Road connected Sunday. Officers were called to the country astatine about 9:20 a.m.

Police said they volition merchandise the victim's sanction erstwhile adjacent of kin person been notified. The person is Toronto's 11th homicide unfortunate of the year. Police said connected Sunday that the unfortunate was male.

In the release, constabulary allege that the fishy and unfortunate were successful the motel country unneurotic erstwhile the fishy stabbed the victim.

Police arrested the fishy connected the scene. Paramedics took the unfortunate with life-threatening injuries to a trauma centre, wherever helium was pronounced dead.

Police said the accused, of nary fixed address, was scheduled to look successful a Toronto courtroom on Sunday.

Anyone with accusation is urged to telephone constabulary astatine 416-808-7400 oregon Crime Stoppers anonymously astatine 416-222-TIPS (8477).