No charges in Beech Island fatal stabbing, ‘self-defense’ ruled

No criminal charges will be filed following a fatal stabbing reported on March 9 in Beech Island after investigators determined the actions involved were legally justified as self‑defense, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office.

Preliminary findings were presented to the 2nd Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office, which concluded that Christopher Paul McRae, 47, was being physically assaulted and acted in defense of his life…

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