Port Alberni RCMP have recommended a charge of murder against a local man after a fatal altercation last week.
According to CBC News, Wilson James Robert, 47, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of roommate Darrel Andow, 51.
The incident took place last Tuesday after Roberts assaulted Andow at their apartment.
Andow died of his injuries three days later.
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