Man charged with murder in 2022 Vancouver nightclub stabbing

A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death outside a Vancouver nightclub. (CityNews Image)

By Emily Marsten

Posted May 2, 2023 10:16 am.

Last Updated May 2, 2023 1:43 pm.

Police in Vancouver say a suspect has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the stabbing of a 19-year-old Naseb Fazil outside of a nightclub last year.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says 25-year-old Mohammed Cortes Torres was arrested on Sunday, after nearly a year-long investigation.

Read more: Fatal stabbing in Vancouver’s Marpole neighbourhood under investigation

Police say an investigation was launched on May 23 of last year, after a fight broke out between a large of people on SW Marine Drive and Hudson Street outside of the Gallery Vancouver nightclub.

The victim was found suffering from stab wounds and despite efforts from emergency crews, he died in hospital.

Police say at the time of the stabbing Cortes Torres was living in Surrey, but investigators believe he has been staying on Vancouver Island.

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