A 20-year-old man is facing charges in connection with the death of his father in Halifax last month.
Halifax Regional Police responded to an apartment building on Harlington Crescent around 10:13 p.m. on Jan. 21.
Officers found the body of 58-year-old Frank John Lampe in the hallway.
Police arrested a 20-year-old man near a Halifax Transit bus stop on Willett Street a short time later. The man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Homicide investigators arrested the man Monday morning after he was released from hospital.
Elias Frank Joseph Lampe is due to appear in Halifax provincial court Tuesday to face charges of second-degree murder and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
