Police have upgraded charges against a man connected with a fatal stabbing in Scarborough last October to first-degree murder and attempted murder.
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Toronto police said the stabbing happened in the area of Midland Avenue and Eglinton Avenue E. on Oct. 14. Police were called to the area at about 2:25 a.m. Officers arrived to find a man with stab wounds. He was taken to hospital in serious condition and later released, but died on Oct. 31.Police announced the upgraded charges in a news release Wednesday, saying "a post-mortem examination revealed that the victim had died as a result of complications from the injuries sustained in the stabbing."
A 47-year-old Toronto man was originally charged with: carrying a concealed weapon; assault with a weapon; aggravated assault; possession of a weapon; possession of proceeds obtained by crime over $5,000; and trafficking in a scheduled substance.White was the city's 86th homicide victim of the year. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS .
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