Toronto police say they have charged a man with second-degree murder following an alleged assault in the city’s Bloordale Village neighbourhood.
Posted Dec 07, 2020, 05:52AM EST
Toronto police say they have charged a man with second-degree murder following an alleged assault in the city’s Bloordale Village neighbourhood.
On Dec. 5th at around 4 a.m. police said they were called to the Dufferin Street and Bloor Street West area for a report of a dispute between two men.
Investigators allege an argument turned into a fight, resulting in a man being knocked unconscious.
The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Police arrested 30-year-old Toronto resident Marlon Davis at the scene and charged him with aggravated assault.
On Sunday, police said they charged Davis with second-degree murder.
Davis is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
This is the city’s 67th homicide of the year, police said.