Two men have been charged with first degree murder after police said a Winnipeg man was viciously assaulted Sunday night.
Police have identified the victim as 29 year-old Mustafa Peyawary.
He was found not breathing in a Fort Richmond apartment around 10 p.m. Sunday after police received multiple calls from neighbors reporting sounds of a possible assault.
Police said the victim had signs of massive blunt force trauma and now believe he was assaulted over an extended period of time.
“Officers believe all three males attended the residence and they were there for the 24 hour period prior to his discovery, so it’s believed from his injuries that he was assaulted during those 24 hours,” Cst. Tammy Skrabek said Tuesday.
“The trauma is very extensive and is believed to be the cause of death.”
Damir Kuli, 27, of Vancouver and Ahamed Althaaf Ismail, 29, of Edmonton have been charged with first degree murder.
Peyawary is Winnipeg’s 20th homicide victim of 2017.