
Suspect in fatal Nanaimo stabbing remains in jail, judge tosses detention review application
NANAIMO — A co-accused in the disturbing death of a special needs man who was violently stabbed on Nanaimo’s waterfront has again been denied pre-trial release.
Mark Jayden Harrison, 20, had a detention review application rejected by BC Supreme Court Justice Robin Baird during a Wednesday, Sept. 20 court appearance.
Harrison and co-accused Aiden Matthew William Bell are charged with manslaughter in the death of 29-year-old Fred Parsons, who was stabbed to death at the Maffeo Sutton Park playground late on the evening of Sept. 5, 2022.
Harrison was arrested three days after the incident, while Bell was apprehended the night of the stabbing in downtown Nanaimo.