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Man charged in Saskatoon’s first murder of 2015

Forty-four-year-old man charged with second-degree murder as police investigate Saskatoon’s first homicide of 2015. File / Global News

UPDATE: Jury selected for Saskatoon trial where assault upgraded to murder

SASKATOON – Saskatoon’s first homicide investigation of 2015 is underway. A 44-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder and is scheduled to appear in provincial court Monday morning.

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During the early hours of Feb. 13, MD Ambulance was called about an injured person in the 1200-block of Avenue F North. A 51-year-old man was found and taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Police identified a suspect and arrested him for aggravated assault on Feb. 19.

READ MORE: Sask. RCMP charge woman with second-degree murder

The victim remained in hospital and succumbed to his injuries on Feb. 21. His name has not been released.

The suspect’s assault charge has been upgraded to second-degree murder.

According to Saskatoon police’s year-end crime stats, there were seven murders in 2014 and four in 2013.

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