Montreal police arrest, charge man in connection with fatal Guy-Concordia stabbing

Montreal police have arrested a 32-year-old man who they say stabbed another man to death at Guy-Concordia Metro station on Saturday night.

Officers arrested the man in Montral-Nord on Tuesday evening.

He will appear later on Wednesday at the Montreal courthouse to face a second-degree murder charge, Montreal police said in a media release.

Police say the victim and the suspect knew each other.

The incident occurred at around 11:20 p.m. Saturday on the platform at Guy-Concordia Metro station.

When they arrived on the scene, officers found the 37-year-old victimsuffering from a stab wound. He was transported to the hospital but was declared dead.

His death marks the 29th homicide on Montreal police's territory this year.