An “unprovoked” stabbing at a bar has become Hamilton’s 10th 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 10th, and the fourth time in five years homicides have reached double-digit figures.
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