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A 22-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of 41-year-old Terrance Paintednose in Saskatoon’s first homicide of the year.

Tyrone James Morin made his first appearance Monday in Saskatoon provincial court, wearing a white jail-issued jumpsuit. His case has been set over to Thursday.

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In addition to the murder charge, Morin is also charged with robbery and two counts of breach of probation.

According to Saskatoon police, a 41-year-old man died after he was taken to hospital suffering from stab wounds following an incident on Sunday. Police received a report of an assault in the 300 block of Avenue R South around 5:35 p.m. Police, in an initial news release, described the man’s injuries as serious.

Police believe both men were known to each other.

Paintednose was confirmed to be the man who died by family members on Monday.

In 2019, the city saw a record 16 homicides for the year. To date, charges have been laid in 14 of the cases. In the other cases police Chief Troy Cooper said the investigations remain active.

For three decades, the 11 homicides in 1979 stood as Saskatoon’s deadliest year.

— With files from Thia James and Bre McAdam