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Police were led to their prime suspect in the fatal stabbing of an Overbrook teenager by a witness who spotted a man running from the scene wearing a bloody hooded sweatshirt.

The witness directed police to Lawson Park, steps from the Queen Mary Street Public School, where they discovered the bloodied body of 19-year-old Mohammad Ali Hassan around 9:30 p.m. Monday.

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He had been stabbed about 18 times, police allege. A kitchen knife was recovered nearby.

Ottawa police were then led to a nearby residence at 419 King George St., where they arrested Michael Leblanc, 26. He was later charged with second-degree murder.

Leblanc’s girlfriend initially refused to answer the door, telling police she was alone with her kids; she eventually opened the door and police found Leblanc inside.

Police later searched the residence, and recovered a sweatshirt matching the witness’s description, along with a bloody $20 bill. The last number called from the home phone was to the victim’s cellphone.