A man from the United Kingdom has been charged after an assault in downtown Toronto last month left a Manitoba man dead.
The incident happened near Portland Street and King Street West, east of Bathurst Street, on Aug. 28 shortly before 11:30 p.m.
Police said officers arrived on the scene to locate a man with life-threatening injuries. Life-saving measures were performed before he was transported to the hospital.
The victim died two days later, on Aug. 30. Police have identified him as 38-year-old Brett Sheffield.
Brett Sheffield is the city's 49th homicide victim of 2023. (Supplied/Toronto Police Service)
On Monday, police announced that they had arrested 28-year-old Craig Gibson.
He has been charged with second-degree murder.
Gibson was scheduled to appear in a Toronto bail court earlier this morning.
The circumstances that led to the assault are unknown, and police have not said if the suspect knew the victim.
