Toronto boy, 16, faces attempted murder rap for Flemingdon Park stabbing
· Toronto Sun
A 16-year-old boy is accused of attempted murder for a stabbing in Flemingdon Park over the weekend.
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Four other teenage boys and two young men also face charges stemming from the violence that unfolded Sunday in the neighbourhood southeast of Don Mills Rd. and Eglinton Ave. E.
Toronto Police say the stabbing victim and his friends were involved in “a physical altercation” with the group of accused earlier in the day.
“While the victim was walking through Flemingdon Park, the suspects returned in their vehicles,” police said in a statement Wednesday.
The seven accused assailants then approached the victim and engaged in another physical altercation with him.
During the second encounter, one of the assailants pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim, police allege.
The victim was taken to hospital but police said his injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Seven suspects were subsequently identified and arrested.
What they are charged with
A 16-year-old Toronto boy, who can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is charged with attempted murder.
A 17-year-old Toronto boy, a 16-year-old Toronto boy and two 15-year-old Bowmanville boys, who also can’t be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, are charged with aggravated assault. All four are scheduled to appear in court on June 10.
Ahmadullah Rahimi, 18, of Toronto, is charged with aggravated assault.
Qudratullah Rahimi, 20, of Toronto, is charged with aggravated assault and is to appear in court on Aug. 6.
Anyone with information regarding this stabbing is asked to call police at 416-808-5505 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).