Charges upgraded against man accused of fatally stabbing woman at downtown Toronto law office
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Charges against the man accused of fatally stabbing a 29-year-old woman at a Toronto law office last month have been upgraded.
Police say Julia Ferguson was stabbed at the offices of Hicks Adams LLP, located at 238 King Street East, on the afternoon of Sept. 2. She was rushed to hospital for treatment but died three days later.
Police say the suspect in the stabbing initially fled the scene but later surrendered to police.
He has been identified as 33-year-old Osman Osman, of Toronto.
Osman was first charged with second-degree murder in Ferguson’s death but on Tuesday, Toronto police confirmed that the charge has now been upgraded to first-degree murder.
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