2nd-degree murder count laid against man in downtown London stabbing

A second-degree murder charge has been laid against a 30-year-old London man following a stabbing in the city's downtown on Sunday that police say involved two people not known to one another.

Emergency crews were called to the area of Colborne Street and Princess Avenue around 1 p.m. on Sunday for a reported stabbing, and located a man with serious, life-threatening injuries.

He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The suspect fled the scene on foot.

The accused, identified as Khamis Toto, 30, of London, was arrested a short distance away, and appeared in court on Monday on a charge of second-degree murder. He'll return to court on Aug. 11.

"Investigators have determined that the accused and the victim were not known to each other," police said.

It's one of two homicides reported in the city by police on Sunday.

Two London teens, 15 and 17, have been charged with second-degree murder after a 27-year-old man sustained fatal injuries in an assault near Breton Park Crescent and Manitoulin Drive around 1:40 a.m.

Police had been called to the area following reports of a group of people fighting with weapons.

Both homicides remain under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call London police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8466.