2nd-degree murder charge laid in stabbing of Mexico man in North York
Posted December 21, 2023 3:19 pm.
Last Updated December 21, 2023 3:51 pm.
A man is facing a second-degree murder charge in the fatal stabbing of a Mexican citizen earlier this month in North York.
Toronto police were called to the Bayview Avenue area near Hwy. 401 on Dec. 2 for reports of a stabbing.
It’s alleged there was an altercation between two men, and one was stabbed. The suspect fled the area before police arrived but returned to the residence a short time later.
A male victim was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. He died on Dec. 11.
He was identified as 46-year-old Juan Carlos Gomez Salgado of Mexico.
The suspect was identified as 35-year-old Rigoberto Ulin Lopez of Toronto.
He was initially charged with assault, aggravated assault, and assault with a weapon, and those charges have been upgraded to assault and second-degree murder.
