Second suspect arrested in multiple stabbing last month in Scarborough
Posted November 12, 2017 8:05 am.
Last Updated November 12, 2017 10:05 am.
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A 19-year-old man is under arrest after three teens were stabbed near a Scarborough high school in the Midland Park area last month.
Police say back on October 20, the teens were sitting on a wall in the Lawrence Avenue East and Rushley Drive area of the city when they were approached by two males on a motorcycle.
It’s alleged the rear passenger got off the motorcycle, produced a knife and stabbed one of the boys in the group. When the boy’s friends attempted to stop the attack, they were met by a larger group of men who came to the aid of the suspects. Two other boys were stabbed in the process before the attackers fled.
All three stabbing victims were taken to hospital, two with life-threatening injuries. One of the victims, a 17-year-old, was a student at David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute.
Three days after the attack, a 17-year-old was arrested and charged with nine offenses including aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
Police say on Friday a second suspect was arrested. Mohammad Ilyas Patel faces five counts including assault and assault with a weapon.
