Durham police charge second suspect in fatal Oshawa stabbing

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Durham Regional Police Service has charged a second suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing in Oshawa late last year.Investigators say they received a call on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at approximately 4:15 a.m. about a man who was found with obvious signs of trauma near Park Road South and John Street West.The victim was transported to a Toronto-area trauma centre where he was pronounced dead.He’s been identified as 44-year-old Jeremy Russell.Nicholas Robbins, 33, of Oshawa was arrested on the day of the incident and was charged with second-degree murder.On December 26, 2025, a second suspect in the case, Michael Waterman, 44, of Oshawa, was taken into custody by Peterborough Regional Police in connection with a separate homicide investigation.On Monday, January 5, 2026, the Durham police homicide unit took custody of Waterman and charged him in connection to Russell’s death.Waterman faces a single count of second-degree murder.Police have previously said that the victim and the two suspects are all known to each other.