Markham firefighter died after stabbed at an east-end cafe
Posted September 16, 2013 6:57 pm.
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A 45-year-old Markham firefighter has died after he was stabbed over the weekend at an east-end cafe.
Police said Dominic Parker was sitting at the Rotana Cafe near Danforth and Coxwell when he was attacked.
He was rushed to hospital in critical condition, but succumbed to his injuries Monday in hospital.
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Scarborough on Saturday afternoon and charged with attempted murder.
That charge has now been updated to first-degree murder.
The attack was unprovoked, police said.
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