Son arrested after fatally stabbing father at Scarborough home: police

Toronto paramedics tell CityNews they were called to a residence at Whitley Castle Crescent near Finch Avenue East and McCowan Road just before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Photo: Bertram Dandy/CityNews.

By Lucas Casaletto

Posted November 21, 2024 5:27 am.

Last Updated November 22, 2024 9:54 pm.

A man is dead, and his son is in police custody following an alleged stabbing at a home in Scarborough.

Toronto Paramedic Services tells CityNews that EMS was called to a residence on Whitley Castle Crescent near Finch Avenue East and McCowan Road just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday.

They located a man with stab wounds who was pronounced dead at the scene.

A Toronto Police Service spokesperson tells 680News Radio that the victim was in his 60s, and the man’s 32-year-old son was arrested at the scene.

There are no other suspects, and the homicide unit is investigating.

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