Members of the RCMP's E Division Underwater Recovery Team scoured the waters off Maffeo Sutton Park on Friday, Sept. 16. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

FATAL STABBING

RCMP dive team searches for evidence in connection to fatal stabbing at Maffeo Sutton Park

Sep 16, 2022 | 1:31 PM

NANAIMO — An investigation and search for evidence related to the fatal stabbing of a 29-year-old Nanaimo man has continued into the water.

Members of the RCMP’s E Division Underwater Recovery Team were on site at Maffeo Sutton Park just south of the Fishing/Walking Pier on Friday, Sept. 16, tethered to the shore and searching the surrounding underwater.

Police on scene were quick to say they were not searching for a body, however a spokesperson for the RCMP confirmed to NanaimoNewsNOW the search was connected to the death of Fred Parsons on Monday, Sept. 5.

No further details on the investigation were released.

A small section of Maffeo Sutton Park’s waterfront pathway was taped off from the general public on Friday morning, however people were able to walk around the scene.

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Several people were watching the time team and inquiring to police about what was going on.

Mark Jayden Harrison, a 19-year-old Nanaimo man, is charged with second degree murder in Parsons’ death. He remains in custody ahead of a court appearance on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

A second man, Aiden Matthew William Bell, faces two weapons charges in connection to the incident.

Police had a small section of Maffeo Sutton Park blocked off Friday morning, as a diver conducted an underwater search nearby. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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