Kitchener man facing second-degree murder charge in Niagara Falls stabbing

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Sep 8, 2023 12:47:09 PM.

Last Updated Sep 8, 2023 03:01:34 PM.

A Kitchener man has been charged in a homicide investigation in Niagara Falls.

Niagara Police allege there was a fight between a group of people on Valley Way on Wednesday night and a victim was stabbed with a knife.

The victim was later pronounced dead in hospital and has not been identified, at the request of next of kin.

Police had released images of a suspect in the fatal stabbing and said Thursday evening, the suspect turned himself in.

31-year-old Devon Keneer of Kitchener has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

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