‘Verbal argument turned physical’: Man arrested in Toronto stabbing, injuries reported
Posted September 26, 2023 11:03 am.
Last Updated September 26, 2023 11:07 am.
Toronto police say a man is in custody after another man was stabbed and injured as a result of a verbal argument turned physical at a downtown park.
Authorities say the incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Barbara Hall Park in the Church-Wellesley neighbourhood.
It’s believed that three men got into an argument, leading to an altercation. One was stabbed and rushed to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
A man in his 30s was arrested nearby, and the knife was seized by police.
Toronto police say Cawthra Square is closed from Jarvis and Church Streets for the investigation.
STABBING (7:36 am)
Barbara Hall Pk
– verbal argument turned physical turned stabbing
– 3 men involved
– man taken to hospital non-life threatening knife wounds
– man, 30s, arrested nearby
– knife seized
Cawthra Sq from Jarvis St, through park, to Church St closed.#GO2244297 ^vk— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) September 26, 2023
