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2nd-degree murder charge laid in death of man found injured on Moncton road

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WATCH: A 33-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a Moncton man last week. Callum Smith reports – Mar 29, 2019

RCMP in Moncton have arrested and charged a man with second-degree murder in the death of a man who was found injured on the road earlier this month.

Karl Cadden Wearden, 45, was found on Echo Drive at around 1:15 a.m. on March 18.  He died at the scene.

Police also revealed witnesses had seen Wearden get into an altercation with another man, who was later seen running away.

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Devin Stockley, formerly of Cape Breton, was arrested on March 28. He appeared in court Friday and was charged with second-degree murder.

Stockley has been remanded into custody until his next court appearance on April 26.

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