Stabbing victim now Toronto's 4th homicide of 2025

Police have not released any suspect information

Published Feb 27, 2025 • Last updated Feb 27, 2025 • < 1 minute read

Paulo Mota, 38, of Toronto, was stabbed on Feb. 21, 2025 and died on Feb. 24, 2025. Photo by Handout /Toronto Police

A man stabbed late last week is now Toronto’s fourth homicide of the year.

Toronto Police were called to a residence in the Dovercourt Rd. and Geary Ave. area, west of Ossington Ave., around 2:40 a.m. on Friday

Officers found a man suffering from a stab wound and initiated life-saving measures. The victim was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

On Monday, the man died in hospital.

He has been identified as Paulo Mota, 38, of Toronto.

Police have not released any suspect information.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-7400 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

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