A 63-year-old man is facing charges after a stabbing Wednesday night in Halifax’s Fairview neighbourhood.
Halifax Regional Police say officers responded to the area of Rosedale Avenue and Dutch Village Road just before 8 p.m. following a weapons call.
When they arrived, police found a man suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound to his leg.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
READ MORE: Man charged after allegedly breaking into several NSLC stores and a Shoppers Drug Mart
- DTES grocery store uncertain of future after spending thousands on security
- Alberta on track to see the most traffic deaths in a decade: ‘Disaster waiting to happen’
- B.C. child sexual exploitation case leads to rescue of 5 children in the Philippines
- Nick Reiner won’t face death penalty in parents’ killings, prosecutor says
Police say officers administered first aid before paramedics arrived.
The suspect was arrested at the scene.
Police say Stephen Wayne Frederick of Halifax has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon.
He’s set to appear in Halifax Provincial Court on Thursday.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.