A 35-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge after an altercation in Chatham Friday afternoon.
Chatham-Kent police were notified at 4 p.m. Friday after a man arrived at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance with life-threatening injuries.
Police learned that the victim, a 28-year-old man, was involved in an altercation with another man at a residence on Colborne Street in Chatham.
Despite life saving efforts, the man later died in the hospital.
Police say a 35-year-old man allegedly responsible has since been charged with second-degree murder, and has been remanded into custody until Oct. 11.
Members of the Major Crime Section are continuing their investigation. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Constable Mark Vandergriendt at markvan@chatham-kent.ca or 519-436-6600, extension 207.
