Police identify man fatally stabbed at Rexdale plaza
Posted June 26, 2018 11:45 am.
Last Updated June 26, 2018 11:54 am.
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Toronto police have identified a man who was fatally stabbed at a Rexdale plaza over the weekend.
Officers were called about an assault at a plaza at Martin Grove Road and John Garland Boulevard, south of Finch Avenue West, around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The victim was taken to hospital in critical condition with multiple stab wounds where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The victim has been identified as 56-year-old Winston Freckleton of Toronto.
A post-mortem confirmed that Freckleton died of stab wounds.
Joseph Whittick, 30, of Toronto, was arrested a short time after the stabbing took place. Police said he has been charged with first-degree murder.
