Woman arrested in Vancouver man’s death

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A 27-year-old woman has been arrested after a man was found stabbed to death in a residential building near Kingsway and Melbourne Street in East Vancouver shortly after midnight Thursday.

Police say they believe the suspect and victim knew each other

Abby Luciano · CBC News ·

Police tape wrapped around a pole. It repeats the words "Police Line Do Not Cross."
A woman is in custody after a man was stabbed to death in Vancouver. (Gabrielle Huston/CBC)

A 27-year-old woman has been arrested after a man was found stabbed to death in a residential building near Kingsway and Melbourne Street in East Vancouver shortly after midnight Thursday.

Police have classified the death a homicide and identified the victim as 34-year-old Brian Mathew Clayton. In a statement, the VPD says he died before being taken to hospital.

Police say they believe the suspect and victim knew each other. The woman is currently in custody. 

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the department’s homicide unit at 604-717-2500.

.A blue street pole showing Kingsway and Melbourne Street signs.
The stabbing occurred in a residential building near Kingsway and Melbourne Street in Vancouver. (CBC News)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Abby Luciano is an associate producer with CBC British Columbia. She previously worked as a reporter and later editor-in-chief of Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s student newspaper The Runner.

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