Man charged with murder after Dettah assault

A man has been charged with murderin connection with an incident earlyWednesday morning in Dettah, Northwest Territories.

Stanley Abel, Jr., 30, was charged with the murder of his uncle, Herman Abel, in a Yellowknife courtroom this afternoon.

According to anRCMPnews release,police received a call just after 4 a.m. Wednesdayabout a disturbance at a home inDettah.Officers found a "grievouslyinjured" man at the home, according to the release, who was then taken to Stanton Territorial Hospital by ambulance.

Policearrested Stanley Abel Jr. Wednesday afternoonat a home in Yellowknife in connection with the assault.

Thursday morningRCMPannounced the victim had died, andupgraded their investigation fromaggravated assault to a homicide.

Stanley Abel Jr. remains inpolice custody and is expected back in court tomorrow.