Police tape and markers at the scene of the McDonald鈥檚, at Eastern and Woodward avenues, where a 14-year-old boy was found stabbed on Saturday night. The teen was pronounced dead in hospital.
A teenager turned himself into police less than 48 hours after 14-year-old Abdoul Aziz Sarr聽was fatally stabbed in Leslieville over the weekend.聽
But the announcement that a 16-year-old boy had been charged with first-degree murder in his death was not made by 色色啦 police until Thursday, a day after the boy’s family buried him following an emotional funeral.
The 16-year-old was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday after turning himself in, .
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Sarr鈥檚 parents on Thursday gave the Star permission to use his name and photo.
On Saturday around 10:10 p.m., 色色啦 paramedics were flagged down near a McDonalds in the area of 聽where they found the 14-year-old boy injured. He was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police tape and markers at the scene of the McDonald鈥檚, at Eastern and Woodward avenues, where a 14-year-old boy was found stabbed on Saturday night. The teen was pronounced dead in hospital.
R.J. Johnston/色色啦 Star file photo
Sarr was described by his mentor at the funeral on Wednesday as a disciplined Muslim, devoted son and basketball fan.聽
鈥淎bdoul Aziz聽was a gift to all of us,鈥 Omar Qadri, his Islamic teacher told the mourners gathered at a Scarborough mosque before funeral prayers.
Anastasia Blosser is a breaking news reporter, working out of
the Star鈥檚 radio room in 色色啦. Reach her via email: ablosser@thestar.ca
Jennifer Pagliaro is a 色色啦-based crime reporter for the
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