Last Updated Tuesday, March 9, 2021 6:37PM EST A 70-year-old man is dead and his son is in custody after a fatal stabbing in North York Tuesday morning. Shortly before 11:30 a.m., police responded to reports of a stabbing at a residence in the area of Jane Street and Trethewey Drive on Hearst Circle. Police said a male victim was reportedly stabbed on the driveway and then the suspect stabbed himself. One man was pronounced dead on scene, police said. When they arrived on scene they located a male suffering from serious stab wounds. They initiated first aid but unfortunately his injuries were too severe and he was pronounced deceased on the scene, Insp. Ishmail Musah told reporters at the scene.
TORONTO Toronto police have identified the 70-year-old man who died after a stabbing in North York on Tuesday. Emergency crews were called to a home near Chiswick Avenue and Hearst Circle, just east of Jane Street, around 11:30 a.m. after receiving a report of a stabbing. Police said that officers found Toronto resident Arturo Acuna suffering from serious stab wounds. “They initiated first aid but unfortunately his injuries where too severe. He was pronounced deceased on the scene,” Duty Insp. Ishmail Musah told reporters Tuesday afternoon. A second man, who police have identified as the suspect, was transported to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.