By Dan Laxer
The Suburban

A stabbing death last April in CDN-NDG has led to an arrest in Niagara Falls.

As reported then in The Suburban, on the 15th of the month police received reports of an alleged stabbing at the corner of Barclay and Victoria in Côte-des-Neiges. When police arrived on the scene, they found a 16-year-old with severe injuries to his abdominal area. At the time he was conscious.

He was rushed to hospital, losing consciousness in the ambulance. He was pronounced dead the following morning, making it then the eighth homicide of the year in Montreal.

In May a Canada-wide arrested warrant was issued for the suspect who had fled the scene before police arrived. The SPVM Special Crimes Section conducted a search, which led to the Niagara Falls area.

The 17-year-old suspect was arrested with the help of the Niagara Regional Police Service’s homicide unit, and has beenbrought back to Montreal with the help of the RCMP.

The suspect will be tried on one count of manslaughter. n