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A man is dead and a woman is in hospital after an overnight stabbing in Maple Ridge

Darpan News Desk Maple Ridge RCMP, 29 Oct, 2020 06:20 PM

Maple Ridge, B.C. – The Integrated Homicide and Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken conduct of a file which occurred overnight. On October 28, 2020, at approximately 11:00 pm, Ridge Meadows RCMP responded to a call of a family dispute occurring in the 22800 block of Nelson Court.

Upon arrival, frontline officers located a female suffering from significant injuries and a man who, tragically, was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was transported to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

One man was arrested on scene and remains in Police custody. The Ridge Meadows RCMP's General Investigation Services is working with IHIT as the investigation continues.

#IHIT has been deployed to a home on Nelson Court in #MapleRidgeBC . Details to follow.
— IHIT (@HomicideTeam) October 29, 2020

This is an isolated incident and there is no further threat to the public. No further details are available at this time and IHIT has conduct of this file.

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