Police make 2nd arrest in stabbing death
CBC News
Posted: Jul 27, 2012 3:08 PM ET
Last Updated: Jul 27, 2012 4:57 PM ET
A post-mortem examination has determined that Nirosan Thillainathan died of stab wounds to the body. (Toronto Police Service)
Police have made a second arrest in connection with a homicide in Toronto's east end last weekend.
Nirosan Thillainathan, 22, was found in the early morning hours of July 22 near the on-ramp to Hwy 401 at McCowan Road in Scarborough.
He was pronounced dead at the scene and a post-mortem examination determined he had died of stab wounds.
Police say Thillainathan had been attacked at a gas station.
Hussain Saeed, 20, was taken into custody on Friday and charged with second-degree murder.
On Monday, 20-year-old Zishan Malik, 20, was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder.
Investigators have been asking for witnesses to come forward.
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