Murder charge laid in 'senseless' stabbing of newcomer from Ukraine: Winnipeg police
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A 19-year-old man is charged with murder in what Winnipeg police call the "senseless" and unprovoked stabbing of a recent immigrant from Ukraine.
Ivan Rubanik, 46, died in hospital after he was stabbed at Watt Street and Talbot Avenue on Wednesday morning, police said. He was taken to hospital in unstable condition, where he was pronounced dead.
A 19-year-old was arrested following the stabbing. On Friday, police identified him as Ethan Gladu, and said he has been charged with second-degree murder.
Winnipeg police spokesperson Const. Jason Michalyshen called the stabbing death "senseless" during a news conference Friday.
Investigators believe Rubanik was stabbed without provocation as he was walking to work. Gladu, who was arrested Thursday, fled after the stabbing, police say.
"There was no rhyme or reason to this incident, based on our investigation," said Michalyshen.
"There is no information to support that a conversation occurred between these two, that these two knew each other, that there was any type of argument or dispute."
Jasen Dillon, a co-worker of Rubanik at Westward Industries, told CBC on Thursday that Rubanik had been in Winnipeg for less than a year, after fleeing the war in Ukraine.
He worked as an electrician at Westward Industries, which makes electric fleet utility vehicles, and came to the city with his wife and two children, Dillon said.
"He was looking forward to a new start in Canada," he said.
He and other workers at Westward Industries have started collecting money for Rubanik's family through the online fundraising website GoFundMe.
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Michalyshen said the fundraising efforts proved to him that Rubanik was respected and a friend to many in Winnipeg.
He said Rubanik was taking English classes and wanted to improve his family's life in the city.
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