Police make 3rd arrest after 67-year-old man found dead in Weston apartment
Posted September 16, 2023 3:49 pm.
Last Updated September 16, 2023 3:57 pm.
Toronto police have arrested a third person in connection with the death of a man in the city’s west end last month.
Officers were called to an apartment building near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West around 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 9.
Police say a man was found dead in a unit inside the building. The victim has been identified as 67-year-old Ahmed Hassan of Toronto.
The death was deemed suspicious and the Toronto police Homicide and Missing Persons Unit took over the investigation.
Police arrested two men from Toronto in the week following the death. Both suspects were charged with first-degree murder.
On Aug. 17, investigators identified a third suspect and issued a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest.
The third suspect, 24-year-old Faysal Mohamed from Toronto, was arrested on Saturday and has also been charged with first-degree murder. The accused appeared in a Toronto courtroom on Saturday morning.
Anyone with additional information is being asked to contact police.
