Crown Spa Stabbing
A 17-year-old boy is facing first degree murder and attempted murder charges after a stabbing during an altercation that began in a massage parlour Monday afternoon.Police and paramedics responded to a call for a stabbing at Crown Spa on Dufferin Street, south of Wilson Avenue, shortly after 12:30 p.m.
Ashley Noell Arzaga, 24, of Toronto, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Paramedics transported two people to hospital, including a man in life-threatening condition. A woman was also rushed to hospital with serious injuries, paramedics confirmed.
The 17-year-old boy, who can’t be identified because of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, appeared in court Tuesday.
Noell Arzaga is Toronto’s 12th homicide victim of 2020, and the first who died in a stabbing.
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Toronto police say one person is dead and two others are in hospital after a stabbing at a massage parlour in the city’s Downsview neighbourhood on Monday afternoon.
It happened at the Crown Spa near Dufferin Street and Wilson Avenue just before 12:40 p.m.
Police say that officers happened to be in the area on unrelated business and were able to respond “very quickly.”
Once on scene, the officers found a male and a female suffering from “laceration-type” injuries outside the spa. A third victim, believed to be a woman in her 20s, was found inside the premises and was pronounced dead on scene.
Police say that the male victim, believed to be in his teens, was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition and is currently undergoing emergency surgery. The second female victim, believed to be in her early 30s, was also taken to hospital and is currently listed in serious but non-life threatening condition.
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On TERB they are saying that it was a targetted attack and that the victim was an attendant named Asia who is famous from Sunshine, Vivid and Ambassador Spas.
The spa had been in hot watter for having security cameras which are forbidden by Toronto's bylaws
The owner is Christopher Kavchak and there is a slight possibility that some dispute with him escalated
Police say that they believe all three individuals were injured inside the spa.
“We are not concerned for public safety at this time,” Insp. Darren Alldrit told reporters at the scene. “We don’t have anybody in custody but we are not concerned for public safety at this point.”
Weapon recovered
Police are currently combing the scene for evidence and have so far located one weapon, Alldrit said.
A number of witnesses have also been identified and have been taken to a nearby police station to be interviewed.
Alldrit would not comment on the nature of the spa, which on its website advertised its services as including “erotic massage and exotic massage.”
He said that it also too early to say whether any of the victims were employees of the spa or “just happened to be visiting.”
“I don’t know anything about this business,” he said.
Alldrit said that it is “still fairly early in the investigation” and that officers are still “trying to determine the roles of all those who are involved.”
Homicide detectives are headed to the scene.
Toronto police say a person who was stabbed near Dufferin Street and Wilson Avenue in North York on Monday afternoon has died.
Two other people, including the suspect, also suffered injuries considered to be life-threatening.
“Near the man we found a weapon, it was seized and this man even though he’s in hospital, he’s considered in police custody. (He’s) believed responsible for what has happened,” said Const. David Hopkinson.
“During another search of the area we found a third victim suffering stab wounds. That third victim succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene.”
Police believe the attack happened both inside and outside of a spa in the area.
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