A 29-year-old Hamilton man will be charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal stabbing at a downtown bar.
Hamilton police say the accused, who will be formally charged when he appears in court Tuesday, turned himself in without incident at central headquarters Monday morning.
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Homicide investigators were called to the Coco Bongo Bar and Lounge, which is located in a strip mall at Queen Street and York Boulevard, early Sunday morning.
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The victim, now identified as Reald Vercani, 33, of Toronto, had been stabbed to death.
His death is the city’s sixth homicide of 2017.
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