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16-year-old boy charged after stabbing in Toronto’s east end: police

A Toronto Police Service cruiser. Global News

Toronto police say a 16-year-old boy is facing charges after a stabbing in the city’s east end early Thursday.

Police said in a news release that officers were called to the area of Coxwell Avenue and O’Connor Drive in East York around 12:15 a.m.

Read more: Man in critical condition after stabbing in Toronto’s downtown core, police say

The statement said two people got into a fight and one person stabbed the other.

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Toronto paramedics told Global News a man was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries.

Police said a 16-year-old boy has since been arrested and charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon.

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