Ottawa police have charged a 44-year-old man in relation to a stabbing death in Chinatown on Wednesday evening.
The local homicide unit said police found a 42-year-old man, who had been stabbed, in the 1-100 block of Eccles Street at around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday.
The victim, later identified as Jonathan Hammell, was pronounced dead that evening, police said.
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Police said Thursday afternoon that 44-year-old Kevin Richer has been charged with second-degree murder.
Anyone with information is asked to call the homicide unit at 613-236-1222 ext. 5493.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.