Teenagers charged after stabbing inside Toronto subway station

A group of four teenagers and a 12-year-old have been arrested after a stabbing at a Toronto subway station on Friday evening.

Toronto police said someone was stabbed at Kenndy Subway Station around 8:15 p.m. on Friday night. The victim was rushed to a trauma centre under an emergency run.

Paramedics told Global News the victim was a man who sustained life-threatening injuries.

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The stabbing happened after an altercation between six people on the station’s southbound platform, police said. During the incident, the man was stabbed twice.

A brief police investigation resulted in the arrest of five suspects, all aged15 or younger.

A 15-year-old, two 14-year-olds, a 13-year-old and a 12-year-old were arrested, and all charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon and disguise with intent, according to police.

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