Suspect charged with attempted murder in Toronto subway stabbing that injured one

Police say a man accused of stabbing another passenger on a Toronto subway has been charged with attempted murder.

Local police say they arrested the 25-year-old man on Friday, one day after the attack.

Police have said both men were on the southbound subway on Thursday afternoon when they got into an argument.

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Investigators allege one man stabbed the other multiple times before leaving the train at Eglinton Station.

Officers say the victim was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.

Police say that in addition to attempted murder, the accused has been charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and two counts of failing to comply with a release order.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2023

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