Man charged with 1st-degree murder in fatal Scarborough stabbing last October

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· Posted: Mar 19, 2025 7:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

Police person upgraded charges against a antheral connected with a fatal stabbing successful Scarborough past October to first-degree execution and attempted murder.

Toronto constabulary announced the upgraded charges successful a quality merchandise Wednesday, but did not accidental wherefore they were upgraded.

Police said the stabbing happened successful the country of Midland Avenue and Eglinton Avenue E. connected Oct. 14. Police were called to the country astatine astir 2:25 a.m.

Officers arrived to find a antheral with stab wounds. He was taken to infirmary successful superior information and aboriginal released, but died connected Oct. 31.

"A post-mortem introspection revealed that the unfortunate had died arsenic a effect of complications from the injuries sustained successful the stabbing," constabulary said successful the release.

Police person since identified the unfortunate arsenic Ronald White, 65, of Toronto.

A 47-year-old Toronto antheral was primitively charged with: carrying a concealed weapon; battle with a weapon; aggravated assault; possession of a weapon; possession of proceeds obtained by transgression implicit $5,000; and trafficking successful a scheduled substance.

He was primitively owed to look successful tribunal past November and was owed backmost successful tribunal connected Wednesday.

White was the city's 86th homicide unfortunate of the year.

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction constabulary astatine 416-808-7400, oregon Crime Stoppers anonymously astatine 416-222-TIPS (8477).