Homeless man acquitted of manslaughter charges, judge says man was acting in self-defence yyc
Calgary Police and emergency personnel lock down the scene of a serious stabbing at 36 Street and Marlborough Drive, near the Marlborough CTrain station in Calgary on Wednesday, Oct.27, 2021. What is believed to be the victim's clothing is seen on the pavement.Fatally stabbing a fellow homeless man who was trying to steal his worldly possessions was an act of self-defence, a judge said, in acquitting a Calgary man of manslaughter.
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