One man is in hospital and a second is in custody after a stabbing near Sheppard Avenue East and Kennedy Road, Toronto police said.

The victim was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after the stabbing occurred Saturday around 3:20 a.m., police told CP24.

A Toronto EMS spokesperson said the victim was stabbed once in the back and once in the abdomen.

The victim was conscious and alert when he was taken to hospital, the spokesperson said.

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