Man wanted for Toronto stabbing arrested in Niagara Falls, police say

Toronto police have issued a statement saying their search for a man believed to be connected to a fatal stabbing on Tuesday is over after he was arrested in Niagara Falls.

On June 17, Toronto police responded to a stabbing in the area of Danforth Avenue and Coxwell Avenue.

Their investigation revealed that an altercation took place between two men behind a plaza, during which a 35-year-old man was stabbed. He was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police later identified the victim as Ashkan Pournasir-Roudbane of Toronto.

Officials say Anthony Olivera was found and arrested by Niagara police in the area of Falls Avenue and Clifton Hill on Sunday.

He has been charged with first-degree murder.

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