A man charged following Nanaimo’s first murder of 2013 will be in court next January so a judge can decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial.
Gabriel Peter Stinson was charged with second degree murder following an incident at a Harewood townhouse complex on Jan. 13.
Responding to reports of a man in distress, police arrived at King Arthur’s Court at the corner of Fifth Street and Georgia Avenue to find a man with life-threatening injuries lying on the ground.
Police found Stinson performing CPR on the victim when they arrived on scene. An RCMP officer took over and continued CPR until paramedics arrived.
The victim was taken to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital where he was pronounced dead as a result of stab wounds. At the request of the family, the RCMP did not release the identity of the 35-year-old victim.
Stinson, who remains in custody, is scheduled to re-appear in court Nov. 19 for a trial conference hearing and return to court Jan. 20-24 for a preliminary inquiry, the purpose of which is to determine if the Crown has enough evidence to justify a trial.
