Manslaughter charge stayed against Rinato Toy in Stampede ground stabbing

A manslaughter charge has been stayed against a Calgary man accused in a fatal stabbing onthe Stampede grounds in 2015.

Rinato Toy's charge was stayed because the Crown believed it had no reasonable likelihoodof conviction.

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Zakariya Mohamed Abdow, 25,was taken to hospital in critical condition after a fight involving a number of people near the midway anddied of his injuries months later.

A second victim wastreated and later released.

Rinato Toy's aggravated assault charge was upgraded to manslaughter in October2015.

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