Markham firefighter dead after stabbing in east-end cafe

By News Staff

Posted September 16, 2013 11:24 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A 45-year-old Markham firefighter has died after he was stabbed early Saturday morning at a cafe near Danforth and Coxwell avenues in the city’s east end.

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