No warning, no reason — man gets life for deadly TTC stabbing.

According to an agreed statement of fact read out in court, on March 25, 2023, Gabriel was at Keele subway station with a friend on his way home when he was approached by O’Brien-Tobin and stabbed in the chest.

Court heard O’Brien-Tobin watched Gabriel and his friend after he first spotted them waiting for a train. He stared at the boys while they sat on a bench, left the station and watched them as they walked through a set of automatic doors before approaching, reaching into his backpack and stabbing him.

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Gabriel’s friend and two bystanders attempted to provide first aid until paramedics arrived. Gabriel was rushed to hospital by emergency run, but was pronounced dead at 9:46 p.m. An autopsy revealed that a single stab wound to the chest injured Gabriel’s left lung, pericardium and heart, causing his death.