Toronto teen charged with second-degree murder in death of his father

WATCH ABOVE: A teenager has been charged with murder for allegedly killing his father. Cindy Pom reports.

TORONTO – An 18-year-old has been charged with the murder of his father who was found dead in their apartment near the Yonge St. and Finch Avenue area.

Police were called late Saturday night after a body was discovered in one of the suites of a condo building at 39 Pemberton Avenue. They say after arriving at the apartment, they found a man suffering from obvious signs of blunt force trauma and no vital signs.

The victim has been identified as 61-year-old Aloy Onochie. Police confirmed Sunday morning that the incident was being investigated as a homicide.

Officers were called to Finch subway station Saturday after reports of an injured man carrying a knife. Emergency Task Force officers spent several hours calming the man down before he surrendered to police and was taken to hospital.

Uchenna Onochie has been charged with second degree-murder and is scheduled to appear in court Monday.