A 22-year-old London man has been charged in relation to a pair of stabbings Saturday morning in a north London neighbourhood, one of them fatal.
Preston Hill, of London, has been charged with second-degree murder, attempted robbery and assault causing bodily harm following the weekend incidents.
Police were called around 9:20 a.m. about a man suffering from stab wounds in the area of Patricia Street and University Crescent.
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Paramedics transported the man to hospital with serious injuries. Police say he was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Earlier that morning, police responded to a stabbing in the area of Richmond Street and Epworth Avenue. The male victim was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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Police say they arrested a male suspect in the area shortly after, and a weapon was recovered.
Neither victim has been identified, but police say neither victim was known to each other.
The accused had a court appearance Sunday and remains in custody.
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