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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.
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.
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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.