Man charged with 2nd-degree murder, other arrest made in Danforth homicide

Toronto police have made two arrests in connection to a fatal stabbing earlier this week on the Danforth.

Police were called to an apartment complex on Danforth Avenue, just east of Greenwood Avenue, for reports of someone injured around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Residents at the Toronto community housing building reported seeing a man collapse and bleeding inside the ground floor hallway of the complex. He was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

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The victim was identified as 57-year-old Nicola Maioreno of Toronto.

On Thursday, police arrested 30-year-old Dylan Sherief and 23-year-old Donivan Comeau, both of Toronto.

Sherief is facing a second-degree murder charge, while Comeau was charged with accessory after the fact to murder. Both appeared in court on Friday.