One man is dead and six people injured after five separate stabbings over the weekend in London.

“It’s not typical,” London police Const. Amy Phillipo said of the bloodshed. “There is no specific reason why there were so many stabbings this weekend. Clearly it’s concerning to see this level of violence with knives involved.”

The deadly weekend began downtown early Saturday at the intersection of Dufferin Avenue and Clarence Street where Dakoda Marcus Martin, 21, of London and a 32-year-old man were found with stab wounds, police said.

Martin was unresponsive on the lawn at Victoria Park and died in hospital, police said. The 32-year-old was conscious with a serious stab wound. He was treated and released from hospital. His name wasn’t released.

Friends and family of Martin expressed their grief on Facebook, describing him as a wonderful friend, fiance and father to his daughter Melanie.

“The world has lost an amazing human being,” wrote Jessica Schild in a Facebook post. “World’s best daddy and the best fiance any one could have ever wished for.

“I promise to tell Melanie what a great daddy she had and how much you loved her because, man, you loved your daughter so much. Thank you for the past four years. I’ll cherish every single moment I ever got blessed with sharing with you.”

Brian Vassallo wrote, “Words can’t describe how much I miss you man, you were like a brother to me . . . you were an amazing family oriented man, something I want to be in the future.”

Jeremy Reddick, 32, of London is charged with second degree murder and aggravated assault.

The three men knew each other, police said. Reddick appeared in court by video link Saturday and remains in custody.

The deadly incident rattled one downtown business owner.

“There’s always been something, shooting or stabbing,” said the woman, who declined to be identified. Her store is a couple of blocks from the crime scene. “It’s a bad area,” she said. “Bad, bad, bad.”

Later Saturday, two men went to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after they were stabbed at about 8:45 p.m. at the American Plaza Motel at 2031 Dundas St. in east London An 18-year-old woman is charged with two counts of aggravated assault.

Early Sunday, a third stabbing unfolded on Fleming Drive in a bizarre sequence of events.

Police responded to a call from a man who said he’d been bitten by man he knew. The suspect fled and tried to stab a man in front of a nearby home. At another home, he stabbed a man and assaulted a woman, police said.

The stabbed man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. None of the other people required medical care, police said.

Officers arrested a suspect near the scene. Police said he remains in custody. A knife was recovered, police said.

On Sunday afternoon, police found a man with stab wounds around William and Dundas streets. They arrested a woman. The man did not go to hospital for treatment. The man and woman know each other, police said.

Hours later, police were called to a fifth stabbing — this one just before 8 p.m. on Langarth Street. The victim’s injury are not considered life-threatening. A man was arrested at the scene, police said.

The pair knew each other, police said.

Saturday’s homicide is the second in London this year. The first was a murder-suicide in Old South in February. Police did not name the male and female victims at the request of family.

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A BREAKDOWN OF THE KNIFINGS IN LONDON

DOWNTOWN

When: 3 a.m. Saturday

What: Two men with stab wounds are found at Dufferin Avenue and Clarence Street. Both are taken to hospital, where Dakoda Marcus Martin, 21, of London, dies. The other man is released from hospital. Jeremy Reddick, 32, of London, is charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault.

DUNDAS STREET

When: 8:45 p.m. Saturday

What: Two men are treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after they were stabbed at the American Plaza Motel. A London woman, 18, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault.

FLEMING DRIVE

When: 6:49 a.m. Sunday

What: A man is in custody after a suspect bit one man, tried to stab a second man, stabbed a third man and assaulted a woman. The man who was stabbed was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

DUNDAS AND WILLIAM STREETS

When: 12:39 p.m. Sunday

What:: Officers find a man with stab wounds. They find a knife at the scene and arrest a woman. The man doesn’t go to hospital.

LANGARTH STREET

When: 7:46 p.m. Sunday

What: A man suffers non-life-threatening injuries when he is stabbed at a home near Old South. Another man is arrested.