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‘It makes you think about how quickly life can change’: Musician taken to hospital after Moncton assault

John McLaren remains hospitalized with serious brain injuries after a downtown assault; a suspect was charged with aggravated assault and a GoFundMe raised nearly $30,000.

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Musician John McLaren was attacked on Main Street just before midnight after finishing a solo performance at Happy Craft Brewery.

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The Moncton man currently in custody on a charge of seriously assaulting a local musician is the same person who walked into a Fredericton college in 2014 and slashed people with a machete.

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‘It makes you think about how quickly life can change’: Musician taken to hospital after Moncton assault

Musician John McLaren was attacked on Main Street just before midnight after finishing a solo performance at Happy Craft Brewery.

·Canada
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CTV News broke the news in Canada on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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