A man arrested for second degree murder is listed as a lottery winner.
A man who once won a lottery has been arrested in connection with a stabbing death of another man in a motel in the Queensway and Royal York Road area.
Toronto Police in a release said a victim’s body was found in April 27 around 9:20 a.m. with stab wounds.
Police said the suspect and victim were in a motel room together when the stabbing occurred.
The victim was transported to a local trauma centre and later pronounced deceased. He has not been identified by police.
Tanas Shmagranovski, 57, of no fixed address, has been charged with second degree murder. He is Toronto’s 11th homicide of 2025.
The suspect was slated to appear for a bail hearing on April 27.
Police are probing to determine if the killing had any links to the victim who won a $100,000 lottery in 2019.