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Winnipeg man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Higgins Avenue assault

Police have made an arrest in an assault on Higgins Avenue that has been upgraded to second-degree murder. Global News

A Winnipeg man is facing second-degree murder charges in connection with the city’s 30th homicide of 2021.

Norman Richard Pruden, 37, was originally arrested for aggravated assault after an altercation with 41-year-old Ifa Germosa at a Higgins Avenue establishment on Monday night.

When Germosa later died of his injuries in hospital, the charges were upgraded.

Read more: Winnipeg man, 41, killed in city’s 30th homicide of the year

Police said they believe the two men — who didn’t know each other — got into a verbal argument, which led to the victim being seriously assaulted with a weapon outside the building.

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Pruden was detained in custody.

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