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Victim of fatal stabbing in Vancouver identified by homicide investigators
VANCOUVER – Police have named the victim of Vancouver’s seventh homicide of 2021.
They say 59-year-old Richard Hooper was stabbed numerous times and died in hospital on Monday.
He was attacked in a home in east Vancouver on May 22.
Rajesh Narayan, who police say is known to the victim, was arrested nearby.
The 38-year-old is charged with second-degree murder.
Narayan remains in custody and documents show his next court appearance is scheduled for June 18.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 27, 2021.
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