Machete used to kill Edmonton man located: police

Police say a machete used to kill an Edmonton man may have been discarded in this area. (Source: Google Earth)

The Edmonton Police Service says a machete believed to have been used to kill a man in October has been located.

Police put out a plea last week to locate the weapon with a black curved blade and orange handle.

Investigators believed it was left on or near a dirt path in the river valley in the area of 20 Street and 137 Avenue and may have been picked up by a passerby.

Investigators did not provide any further information about how the weapon was located. 

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Officers say the machete was used to fatally stab Aaron Staszko on Oct. 16.

Staszko was found critically injured in a home near 34 Street and 138 Avenue and later died in hospital.

Michael Ferreira, 33, was arrested two days after Staszko's death and charged with second-degree murder.

He was also charged with assault with a weapon and uttering threats in relation to an interaction with a 35-year-old woman during the fatal attack on Staszko.

Police say all three people knew each other.