Fatal Maffeo Sutton Park stabbing case proceeds to Supreme Court trial
NANAIMO — An apparent random late night fatal stabbing on Nanaimo’s waterfront last Labour Day weekend will be heard in a future BC Supreme Court trial.
The accused, Mark Jayden Harrison and Aiden Matthew William Bell, are both charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of 29-year-old Fred Parsons on Sept. 5, 2022 at Maffeo Sutton Park’s playground.
Following a full day day-long preliminary inquiry on Monday, May 8 in provincial court in Nanaimo the case was officially advanced to the high court.
Evidence presented during the hearing is protected by a standard court-ordered publication ban to protect the integrity of future proceedings.