Canada mass stabbing suspect, Myles Sanderson caught after four-day manhunt

Police have provided a disturbing update after arresting a man suspected to be behind a horrific mass stabbing that left 10 people dead and 18 injured.

Police have confirmed that the suspect in a mass stabbing that left 10 people dead and 18 injured has died in custody due to self-inflicted wounds.

Myles Sanderson, 30, was facing three counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of break-and-enter.

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police suspected Myles Sanderson of a stabbing spree which left 10 people dead. Picture: Lars Hagerberg/ AFP.

Police arrested Myles after a four day manhunt. Picture: Lars Hagerberg/ AFP.

At around 3.30pm Wednesday (local time), police located and arrested arrested the man following a four-day manhunt.

Initially, authorities were also on the hunt for Myles’ brother, Damien Sanderson, 31, however he was found dead on Monday morning.

Police said his body was found “in a heavily grassed area in proximity to a house that was being examined,” and his body had sustained wounds that did not appear to be self-inflicted.

Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson were the two suspects in the stabbings that killed 10 people and wounded 18. Picture: AFP/ Royal Canadian Mounted Police Saskatchewan.

The Sunday attack has been dubbed as one of Canada’s deadliest mass stabbings, with police investigating 13 crime scenes as a result of the incident.

The victims were between the ages of 23 to 78 and appeared to be from the same families.

Six people of those killed had the last name Burns, two shared the surname Head, and one victim also had the last name Sanderson – the same as the two suspects.

As it stands, police have not shared a motive behind the attack, however they believe some of the stabbings were targeted while others were stabbed at random.

The victims included:

– Thomas Burns, 23

– Gregory Burns, 28

– Carol Burns, 46

– Bonnie Burns, 48

– Lana Head, 49

– Robert Sanderson, 49

– Christian Head, 54

– Lydia Gloria Burns, 61

– Earl Burns, 66

– Wesley Petterson, 78

All victims bar one were from the indigenous community of James Smith Cree Nation. Mr Peterson was from the nearby village of Weldon.

A police forensics team investigates the crime scene in the village of Weldon in Saskatchewan, Canada on Sunday. Picture: Reuters/ David Stobbe.

Since Myles’ arrest, it’s been revealed he had 59 prior convictions and had only been released from a four-year prison sentence in February. At the time Canada’s parole board said Myles did “not present an undue risk,” however they will be investigating the decision in lieu of recent events.

“I am assured that the Parole Board of Canada will be undertaking an investigation of the decision,” said Canada’s Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.

“There will be an appropriate time and a place to review policy and resourcing and we need to embrace that review, we need to be transparent with Canadians to make sure that this kind of thing never happens again.”