Toronto police say a teen has been charged with second-degree murder after a 15-year-old boy was fatally stabbed outside of an Etobicoke mall on Saturday.
Emergency crews were called to a condominium on Sherway Gardens Road, just north of The West Mall and Evans Avenue, before 9:45 p.m. with reports that multiple people were stabbed.
Police said a man and two boys were found with stab wounds. Paramedics took all of the victims to hospital. Two of the patients were in life-threatening condition and the third was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The 15-year-old victim, who has been identified by police as Mississauga resident Jack Meldrum, died in hospital. As of Monday, police said the second victim was still listed in life-threatening condition after undergoing surgery.
A 15-year-old boy, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was arrested on Monday and charged in connection with Meldrum’s death. He is scheduled to appear in a Toronto court on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, Toronto police homicide squad investigators said they are looking to speak with anyone who may have seen Meldrum, or may know anything about his whereabouts on Saturday.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.