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Manslaughter charge laid after man injured in Calgary stabbing dies

A man was critically injured in a fight at the Marlborough CTrain Station Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. Tom Reynolds/Global News

A man who was stabbed Wednesday in a fight at a northeast Calgary CTrain station has died of his injuries, police said Saturday.

On Oct. 27 at 1:30 p.m., police responded to 36 Street and Marlborough Drive N.E. for reports of an assault and found a man with stab wounds.

The victim was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition and died on Friday, Oct. 29, officers said. Police identified him as Gil James Scott, 51.

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Police charged Joseph Russel Verhaeghe, 34, with manslaughter.

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