Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with a fatal stabbing reported in Toronto’s Allan Gardens.
Emergency crews were called to Jarvis Street and Carlton Street at around 10:38 p.m. on Oct. 4 after reports of a stabbing.
Police said a group of people were hanging out at the park when another man walked up to them and stabbed the victim. When officers arrived, they provided first aid to the man and police said that the injuries were serious.
He died of his injuries in hospital, officers said. The victim was identified as 46-year-old Tesfaye Kassa from Toronto.
Friends said he was an aviation engineer and leaves behind a teen daughter.
On Tuesday, police arrested 23-year-old Sabir Haredo of no fixed address. He was charged with first-degree murder and appeared in court on Tuesday.
— with files from Global News’ Gabby Rodrigues
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