Toronto police have charged two extra teenage boys in reference to the deadly stabbing of 14-year-old Abdoul Aziz Sarr, who was killed in July exterior a fast-food restaurant within the metropolis’s east finish.
Both suspects, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old from Toronto, had been arrested on Friday, Oct. 17, and every charged with first-degree homicide. Two of them turned themselves in to police in July, whereas the third turned himself in to police in August.
They had been set to make their first courtroom look Saturday, Oct. 18, on the Toronto Regional Bail Centre.
Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the identities of the accused can’t be launched.
Sarr was fatally stabbed on the evening of July 5, 2025. Emergency crews had been referred to as to the realm of Eastern Avenue and Woodward Avenue shortly after 10 p.m., the place they discovered the teenager with life-threatening accidents.
He was transported to hospital however later died.
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In an announcement following the arrest, a spiritual centre, the place Sarr was a scholar, remembered him as a beloved and optimistic presence of their neighborhood.
“Abdoul Aziz was greater than only a scholar, he was a lightweight in our lives,” the assertion from Mecca Islamic Centre learn.
“He greeted everybody with kindness and carried himself with a grace far past his years. His loss has shattered our hearts.”
The centre has launched a fundraiser to assist the Sarr household with funeral prices, counselling, and different bills.
A 3rd youth was beforehand arrested and charged within the case.
All three accused stay earlier than the courts because the investigation continues.
Anyone with extra info is urged to contact Toronto police.
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