Two more teenagers have been arrested and charged in connection with the stabbing death of Abdoul Aziz Sarr this summer, Toronto police say.
Sarr, 14, was stabbed near a fast-food restaurant in the city's east end on July 5th and died in hospital, police said. He is the 19th homicide victim in Toronto this year.
On Friday, police arrested two Toronto teenagers and charged them with first-degree murder, Toronto police said in a news release.
The identities of the boys, aged 16 and 17, are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. They are scheduled to appear in court for bail hearings Saturday, police said.
Three other teenagers have already been charged with first-degree murder in connection with Sarr’s death. Two of them turned themselves in to police in July, while the third tu