Unprovoked bar stabbing becomes Hamiltons 10th homicide of the year [Video]

An “unprovoked” stabbing at a bar has become Hamilton’s 10^th homicide of the year as crime woes continue to plague the major Ontario city.

At roughly 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, police said they were called to Peddles Tavern, which is on Barton Street East near Kenilworth Avenue North, for reports of a stabbing.

When officers arrived on scene, they found a 34-year-old man suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to hospital where he later died. A 28-year-old man was arrested at the scene.

The victim was identified as Shah Ghafoori. St. Catharines’ resident Pierce Herod has been charged with second-degree murder.

In a news release Sunday, police said the investigators believe the two were not known to each other, and the “attack was unprovoked.”

Sunday’s homicide was Hamilton’s 10^th, and the fourth time in five years homicides have reached double-digit figures.

It was in 2022 when Hamilton logged just five homicides; last year, …