Man charged in 2011 Winnipeg slaying
CBC News
Posted: Jan 25, 2013 11:41 AM CST
Last Updated: Jan 25, 2013 1:31 PM CST
Police tape surrounds the scene of the stabbing near Ozzy's on Osborne Street in August 2011. (Meaghan Ketcheson/CBC)
A 24-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the 2011 death of a Winnipeg man.
Zeljko Mikic was arrested after a lengthy investigation following the slaying of Baljinder Singh Sidhu, 27.
Sidhu was found stabbed in Osborne Village in August 2011 in what witnesses described as a mob attack. He died after being rushed to hospital.
Police said on Friday the death was gang related.
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