A 23-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in the death of an overdose prevention volunteer near Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital last month.
Thomus Donaghy, 41, was fatally stabbed near Thurlow and Comox streets on the evening of July 27.
Donaghy was on a break from the hospital’s overdose prevention site when it happened.
Vancouver police say Maximus Rowland Hayes was arrested in North Vancouver on Tuesday, and has now been charged with manslaughter.
Hayes remains in police custody and is due back in court on Aug. 28.
Court records indicate Hayes has had multiple run-ins with the law in recent years, including charges for assault, theft, mischief and beaching probation.
Donaghy is remembered by friends and colleagues as a dedicated volunteer that saved hundreds of lives.