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Toronto man dies in hospital following December stabbing, suspect charged with murder

Muhammad Waqar Alam died in hospital following a stabbing in December. Toronto Police Service / Handout

Toronto police say a man who was stabbed last month has died from his injuries.

Police say the stabbing took place in the city’s northeast in the evening of Dec. 19.

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The victim was taken to hospital but police say he died on Thursday.

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They say he has been identified as Muhammad Waqar Alam, 31, of Toronto and an autopsy was conducted yesterday.

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A suspect who was initially charged with attempted murder is now facing a charge of second-degree murder.

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Police say Sahand Norouz Zadeh, 19, was rearrested yesterday and is due in court today.

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