Police Lay First-Degree Murder Charge in Downtown Ottawa Stabbing

Police Lay First-Degree Murder Charge in Downtown Ottawa Stabbing
A general view of the mall is shown as people take in Boxing Day offers at the CF Rideau Centre in Ottawa on Dec. 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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Police say they have laid a first-degree murder charge in a stabbing that occurred outside the Rideau Centre in downtown Ottawa.

The incident occurred in the late afternoon of Feb. 19, with police saying they were called to the scene at the shopping centre and located a 58-year-old individual with life-threatening injuries who died shortly after being transported to hospital.