Arrest made in stabbing death of Londonderry man

Scene of Monday stabbing death in Manchester (Jeffrey Hastings photo)

MANCHESTER - An arrest has been made in the Monday stabbing death of an adult male in Manchester.

The victim, who was found in the area of Barry Avenue and Spruce Street, has been identified as Yan Leek, 35, of Londonderry. An autopsy was conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, who determined that the cause of Leek's death was a stab wound to the chest, and the manner of death was homicide, defined as having been killed by another.

Mark Delisle, 32, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder for knowingly stabbing Leek, according to a Wednesday release from the Attorney Generals Office. It is anticipated that he will be arraigned at the 9^th Circuit Court in Manchester today.

The investigation into Leek's death is ongoing. Investigators are continuing to look into the sequence of events leading up to the stabbing and continue to ask any residents or citizens who may have information and have not already spoken with investigators to please contact the Manchester Police Department at (603-792-5518) (Detective Guillaume Joffres) or (603-792-5555) (Detective Harrison Elwell).