A 33-year-old man charged with manslaughter in Saint John court on Wednesday in relation to the death of a 27-year-old man last week on Peters Street is being described as docile and not violent by his family.

CBC News spoke with the accused's mother and cousin outside of court today and they say this behaviour is completely out of character for him.

Police were called to a "violent altercation" at 33 Peters Street just before noon on Nov. 13.

Upon arrival, they found a man on the sidewalk who had apparently fallen out of a third-storey window during the altercation.

That man later died and police said they were treating his death as a homicide.

Another man who was injured in the incident was charged with assaulting a woman. That man suffered lacerations.

Three men were taken into custody shortly after the incident.

Police said all parties involved in the altercation were known to one another and the incident was not considered a random act.

What exactly led to this fight is unclear.

The accused will be kept in custody until he appears back in court on Dec. 15.