Man charged with murder of 24-year-old in Saskatoon

Saskatoon police have laid murder charges in the death of Adam St. Denis last month.

A 28-year-old man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder Thursday.

According to police, St. Denis, 24, was taken to hospital around 1 p.m. on March 30 after officers were called to an apartment on the 100 block of Avenue O South.

St. Denis died of his injuries the next morning.

Friends of the victim are fundraising to purchase a commemorative bench along the river in his honour.

The accused will appear in Provincial Court on Friday at 9 a.m.