Police identify man stabbed to death in parking lot of west Toronto restaurant
Police have identified a man who died after being stabbed earlier this month in Toronto’s west end.
The incident happened on Oct. 1 near Jane Street and St. Clair Avenue West.
Toronto police said they were called to that area at about 12:21 a.m. for a call for service.
At the scene, officers found a man in the parking lot of an establishment who had been stabbed.
Life-saving measures were performed, but the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The victim has been identified as 54-year-old Paulo Jose Pedro, of Toronto.
He is the city’s 67th murder victim of the year.
On Oct. 3, police announced the arrest of a 13-year-old boy in connection with Pedro’s death.
The youth, who cannot be named under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with first-degree murder.
He was scheduled to appear in court that day. Anyone with further information is asked to contact Toronto police’s homicide and missing persons unit at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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