Winnipeg stabbing suspect already in custody, charged with 2nd-degree murder

A man who was already in custody at the Winnipeg Remand Centre on an unrelated matter has been charged with second-degree murder.

Winnipeg police said Naustin William Beardy, 21, faces the charge in connection with the stabbing death of 23-year-old Jamal Miles on Alexander Avenue Nov. 8.

When the incident was first reported, police said the stabbing occurred after a verbal confrontation escalated to a serious assault.

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Miles was given emergency medical care at the scene, then rushed to hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

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