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Teen taken to trauma centre after Toronto stabbing, suspect charged

Police said emergency crews were called at 3:20 p.m. File / Global News

Officials say a teen has been taken to a trauma centre after a stabbing in Toronto on Wednesday.

Toronto police said officers were called to the area of Avenue Road and Bloor Street at 3:32 p.m.

Officers said there were reports a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the stomach.

Read more: 2-year-old girl’s cause of death determined to be blunt force trauma, Toronto police say

The boy was located and taken to a hospital.

Investigators said the boy suffered non-life-threatening stab wounds to his torso and leg.

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Police said a suspect was located and arrested.

In an update Thursday, police said a 14-year-old boy was charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public and two counts of carrying a concealed weapon.

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He is scheduled to appear in a Toronto court on June 2.

The teen cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

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