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 Swan River RCMP responded to a stabbing on Main Street in Swan River on January 13th at approximately 6:20pm.

Police located an injured 33-year-old Calvin Chartrand suffering from serious injuries. According to reports, he was stabbed in the face and the buttocks, which severed an artery and caused internal bleeding. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Dean Richard Bell and his half‑brother Tyrone Guiboche were arrested days later and charged with manslaughter

Update October 2025: Dean Bell, 31, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to seven years in prison. 

At sentencing, Judge Geoffrey Bayly said the attack was unprovoked and escalated by Bell.