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Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder after man stabbed during argument, Toronto police say

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. File / Global News

Toronto police say a woman has been charged with second-degree murder after a 37-year-old man was stabbed during an argument.

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According to a statement issued by police Tuesday evening, almost a week after the incident happened, emergency crews were called to the Coxwell Avenue and Hanson Street area, south of Danforth Avenue, sometime on Wednesday.

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Investigators alleged the woman and the man were arguing when he was stabbed.

The man, later identified by police as Toronto resident Matthew Rigby, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries where he was later pronounced dead.

Police said the accused was found sometime after the stabbing and arrested.

Thirty-five-year-old Toronto resident Candace Burkett was charged with second-degree murder. She was set to appear in a downtown court Wednesday morning by video conference.

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