WATCH: Global News reporter Sean Mallen offers the latest information from the scene of the stabbing spree in North York.
TORONTO – A 47-year-old man is scheduled to appear in a Toronto courtroom today accused of stabbing four co-workers.
Police say a man in the process of being fired from a multinational human resources company in north-end Toronto went on a stabbing spree early yesterday.
Investigators say the victims were stabbed with a knife before he was subdued by those around him and held for police.
A 32-year-old woman and three men between the ages of 35 and 45 were taken to hospital.
Police say one of the men has been released from hospital but the woman’s injuries are described as life-threatening.
Chuang Li of Mississauga, Ontario is charged with three counts of attempted murder, four counts of aggravated assault and four counts of assault with a weapon.
Li was not injured in the incident.
WATCH: Police confirm suspect is in custody and two victims are in very serious condition following the stabbing incident.
With files from The Canadian Press
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