A man accused of fatally stabbing another man outside a busy mall in Nanaimo, B.C., has been charged with second-degree murder, according to the Nanaimo RCMP.
Police say they received a report of a man entering the mall with a stab wound around 7 p.m. that night.
Police, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the scene and the man was taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries. Sean Patterson, a man in his late 30s, was arrested at the scene. In a release Friday, the Nanaimo RCMP said the BC Prosecution Service had approved a charge of second-degree against Patterson in connection to the stabbing.Police say Patterson remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 16.
"Given that this matter is now before the courts, police will not be providing any additional information with regards to the investigation," said Const. Tanaska Armstrong of the Nanaimo RCMP.
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