Man arrested, charged with first degree murder in east end stabbing

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· Posted: Jun 22, 2025 3:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

A 24-year-old antheral has been arrested and charged with archetypal grade execution successful a fatal stabbing successful Toronto's eastbound extremity that happened past week, constabulary say.

Niagara Regional Police located Anthony Steven Oliveira successful the country of Falls Avenue and Clifton Hill successful Niagara Falls connected Sunday, Toronto constabulary said successful a quality merchandise connected Sunday.

Oliveira was scheduled to look successful a Toronto courtroom connected Sunday afternoon, the quality merchandise said. 

The stabbing happened in a plaza successful the country of Danforth and Coxwell avenues past Tuesday. Police had been called to the country astatine astir 11 p.m. 

Police antecedently said the accused and victim, 35-year-old Ashkan Pournasir-Roudbane, had an interaction but not an altercation earlier the stabbing.

Pournasir-Roudbane was sitting down erstwhile attacked and was stabbed respective times, constabulary said. 

Pournasir-Roudbane, who lived successful the area, was taken to infirmary wherever helium was aboriginal pronounced dead. He is the city's 16th homicide unfortunate of the year.

Following the stabbing, constabulary said a antheral fishy was seen moving from the country wearing acheronian clothing. 

According to Durham Regional Police, the fishy was besides wanted successful transportation with an battle that happened earlier this period successful Oshawa.