Ont. man accused in deadly hit-and-run back in jail charged with stabbing woman

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An Owen Sound man accused of dangerous driving causing death in a May 2025 hit-and-run is now charged with stabbing a woman while out on bail.

Devon Desborough, 22, was arrested by police two months ago for allegedly stabbing a woman in downtown Owen Sound along Second Avenue East.

At the time of the arrest, Desborough was on release from custody after previously being charged in the deadly crash May 10, 2025, at Fifth Street East and Fifth Avenue East at 3 a.m. that killed 19-year-old Rohan O’Donoughue.

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Desborough appeared in court this week by video from jail at Central North Correctional Centre in Penetanguishene.

He had previously been out on bail for about a year.

Owen Sound police also charged Desborough with fleeing the scene of the deadly crash. Police confirmed he was later arrested and a white 2018 Honda Civic was seized.

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O’Donoughue, according to an online obituary, is survived by his parents and three siblings, including twin brother Dylan.

Loved ones described Rohan as being devoted to his family and friends and having a heart “too big for his chest.”

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Desborough’s latest arrest on May 25, according to police, came following a stabbing at 3 p.m. along Second Avenue East where investigators said a woman was taken to hospital with serious stab and slash wounds.

Police revealed witnesses helped subdue the accused following the stabbing.

Desborough’s preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin in mid-October.

The allegations against him have not been tested in court.