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Police make 2nd arrest after man dies of stab wounds in Brantford, Ont. 

An outstanding suspect was arrested over the weekend in relation to a fatal stabbing in Brantford, Ont., police say.

Victim knew his attackers, police say

Justin Chandler · CBC News ·
A close-up of a police car labelled "Brantford Police" on the driver side.
A man has died and two men are in police custody, Brantford Police Service said. (Dan Taekema/CBC)

An outstanding suspect was arrested over the weekend in relation to a fatal stabbing in Brantford, Ont., police say.

Around 4:15 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a residence on Charlotte Street where they found one man suffering from stab wounds, who died "a short time later," Brantford police said in a news release. 

Police said Thursday they arrested and charged one man with crimes including accessory after the fact to murder. They were also searching for a 27-year-old man for second-degree murder.

On Friday at 10:12 p.m., officers arrested the 27-year-old "following a brief foot pursuit," in the area of Queen Street and Darling Street, police said. He was charged with second-degree murder, breaching of a probation order and possession of crystal meth, police said.

Police said last week the victim knew his attackers and this is not believed to be a random incident.

Brantford police say they continue to investigate.

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Justin Chandler is a CBC News reporter in Hamilton. He has a special interest in how public policy affects people, and he loves a quirky human-interest story. Justin covered current affairs in Hamilton and Niagara for TVO, and has worked on a variety of CBC teams and programs, including As It Happens, Day 6 and CBC Music. He co-hosted Radio Free Krypton on Met Radio. You can email story ideas to justin.chandler(at)cbc(dot)ca.

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