A man with a heavy criminal past, who notably killed a lady in 1995, is this time the subject of an arrest warrant for the murder of a man in Chinatown last fall.
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Dwayne Joseph, 46, is charged with the second degree murder of Mohamed Azzeddine Riahi, 34, according to a warrant made public Friday at the Montreal courthouse.
On the evening of November 6, Joseph allegedly stabbed the victim to death during an altercation in the streets of Chinatown, in the Ville-Marie borough in Montreal.
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Police are analyzing the location where a man in his 30s was stabbed, in the heart of Chinatown, downtown Montreal, Monday, November 7, 2022.
A fight would have degenerated between several individuals and the victim before the latter was stabbed at least once in the upper body, according to information provided at the time.
Heavy criminal past
The accused has a full criminal record. In particular, he was sentenced in 1996 to six years in prison for having shot and killed a woman who was in the entrance of a building where hard drug users were standing.
Then, in 2005, he shot a teenager during a robbery gone wrong near the Fairview Pointe-Claire in the West Island, according to an article by Montreal Gazette published at the time.
In the last five years, he has notably been convicted in cases of death threats, possession of a prohibited weapon and drugs.