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RCMP charge man with second-degree murder in Alberta corn maze stabbing

SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. — RCMP have charged a man with second-degree murder in a stabbing at a corn maze west of Edmonton. They say officers received a call Tuesday night about the stabbing at the Edmonton Corn Maze near Spruce Grove.
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The RCMP logo is seen in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. RCMP are investigating a fatal stabbing at a corn maze west of Edmonton. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. — RCMP have charged a man with second-degree murder in a stabbing at a corn maze west of Edmonton.

They say officers received a call Tuesday night about the stabbing at the Edmonton Corn Maze near Spruce Grove.

A suspect was still on scene, and he was arrested.

The victim has been identified as 53-year-old Joseph Farnsworth.

Mounties say the two men knew each other and were guests at the corn maze.

The 41-year-old accused has been remanded in custody and is to appear in Stony Plain court on Sept. 4.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 28, 2024.

The Canadian Press