Police in Toronto have arrested a 56-year-old man and charged him with first-degree murder after a fatal stabbing in Toronto on Friday.
Toronto police said the stabbing happened before 12:30 p.m. on Friday near Bellamy Road North and Lawrence Avenue East. Police said a man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed in the chest.
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The victim, identified as 30-year-old Maxim Karyakin from Toronto, was pronounced dead in hospital.
On Sunday, police announced a 56-year-old man had been charged with first-degree murder. He was scheduled to make his first court appearance at the Toronto bail centre on Sunday.
![Maxim Karyakin, 30, was named as the man who died on Friday, June 30, 2023.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/3539b3f1-9895-4d44-ba2a-426243a462b0.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)
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