Second degree murder charges in Easterville stabbing

RCMP in Chemawawin are investigating a stabbing death in Easterville, Man..

Police were called to a home in the small community south west of Grand Rapids Saturday night. When they arrived, they found the body of a 26-year-old Easterville man.

Later that night, Mason Scott, 20, also of Easterville, was arrested and charged with second degree murder.

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Chemawawin RCMP are working with Major Crime Services and the RCMP’s Forensic Identification Section to continue the investigation.

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