Man in his 60s fatally stabbed in Leslieville; suspect arrested

A man in his 60 is dead and another man has been arrested after a stabbing outside a low-rise residential building in Leslieville.

Toronto police responded to the scene on Coxwell Avenue, near Robbins Avenue and Dundas Street East, steps away from Toronto police’s 55 Division, at 10:20 a.m. on Thursday.

Officers located a man with life-threatening injuries. Paramedics rushed him to hospital where he later died.

Police say a man is in custody. Paramedics treated him at the scene for knife wounds but his injuries are believed to be minor.

The relationship between the suspect and the victim are not yet known.

According to police, there are no outstanding suspects.

Police have taped off the back of the building on Coxwell, which is around 50 metres north and across the street from 55 Division.

Toronto police off the back of a building on Coxwell Avenue near Robbins Avenue after a stabbing on July 27, 2023. CITYNEWS/James Tumelty