A Fort McMurray man has been charged in connection with the death of a man in northern Alberta earlier this month.
At around 3:45 a.m. on Friday April 7, police were called to a report of an aggravated assault on Franklin Avenue in Fort McMurray, between Father Mercredi Street and McLeod Street.
A man suffering from serious injuries was taken to a local hospital then transported to Edmonton for additional medical treatment.
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The man died in hospital five days later. Police identified the victim as 33-year-old Mark Wiley. Wiley’s death was determined to be a homicide but the cause of his death was not released by RCMP.
Brian Christopher Rickett, 26, is charged with second-degree murder. He is set to appear in court in Fort McMurray on Monday.