2 men charged in fatal stabbing of Sackville man
Pair charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of 44-year-old man Saturday night
Two men are to appear in Moncton provincial court on Tuesday after being charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Sackville man over the weekend.
Sackville RCMP responded Saturday night to a report of a stabbing outside a business on Lorne Street. When they arrived at about 7:45 p.m., they found a man lying on the side of the road.
He'd been stabbed and died later in hospital, police said in a news release.
RCMP later identified the victim as 44-year-old Shawn Mitton.
Police later arrested 22-year-old Tyler Murphy and 20-year-old Dylan Murphy at a Sackville residence.
On Sunday, the two men appeared in Moncton court through tele-remand and were each charged with second-degree murder, RCMP said.
They are in custody, and will return to Moncton court on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.
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