Man, 18, and boy, 16, charged in Bluffer's Park double stabbing

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Two teenagers now face charges for a violent altercation that ended with two 17-year-old boys suffering stab wounds last weekend in Scarborough.

Toronto Police say officers responded to the double stabbing in the Bluffers Park area – south of Brimley and Kingston Rds., along Lake Ontario – around 7:30 p.m. on June 6.

“It is alleged that a group of teens attended Bluffer’s Park to participate in a social gathering,” Const. Laura Brabant said in a statement released Saturday.

She said “an altercation occurred between two opposing groups” and two teenage boys were injured.

One boy suffered lacerations to his left leg and finger, while the other suffered a stab wound to his back.

“Both victims were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries,” Brabant said.

An 18-year-old man, whose name was not released, and a 16-year-old boy, both of Toronto, were arrested and each charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, two counts of weapons dangerous, two counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of failure to comply with a release order.

“The victims and suspects are known to each other,” Brabant said, adding investigators are still looking for other suspects and witnesses.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to call police at 416-808-4100 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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