Man charged in Joshua Briere murder due in court

Posted Nov 8, 2016 08:11:25 AM.

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OTTAWA – The man charged in the stabbing death of Joshua Briere is due in court for a bail hearing Tuesday afternoon.

Police believe Brandon Ethier stabbed Briere after a fight got out of hand during a birthday party in the early morning hours of Oct. 22.

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Briere, 26, died from stab wounds to his torso after the fight at his apartment on Clyde Avenue.

According to the Citizen, Ethier was rushed to hospital for an overdose a short time after the altercation. He was arrested in hospital the next day and taken into custody when he was discharged.

It marked the 16th murder in Ottawa in 2016.

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