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Ottawa man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Orlans stabbing

A 27-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murderfollowing the death of another man in Orlans last week, Ottawa police said Wednesday.

Varney Marshall, 34, found dead in home on Mockingbird Drive Aug. 7

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Ottawa police announced Friday they were investigating Varney Marshall's death as a homicide. (Patrick Louiseize/CBC)

A 27-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murderfollowing the death of another man in Orlans last week, Ottawa police said Wednesday.

Muhammad Khattak of Ottawa is charged with fatally stabbing 34-year-old Varney Marshall. Khattak isscheduled to appear in court Wednesday.

Emergency crews arrived at a home on Mockingbird Drive shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 7. Paramedics declared Marshall dead at the scene and policedeemed the death as suspicious.

On Friday, police announced they were investigating the death as a homicide.