Two people were stabbed in separate incidents in downtown Nanaimo yesterday.
Police rushed to the Salvation ArmyB次元官网网址檚 New Hope Centre at 19 Nicol St. shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, when a man who was bleeding walked into the facility and told a staff member heB次元官网网址檇 been stabbed.
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Officers checked security video footage, which showed two people getting into a confrontation. Police located a suspect a short time later in an alley near the intersection of Milton and Nicol streets and arrested him on suspicion of assault with a weapon and uttering threats.
The suspect, a 46-year-old man who OB次元官网网址橞rien said is well-known to police, was later released on a promise to appear in provincial court in Nanaimo on June 27.
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The 56-year-old victim, who police discovered had been stabbed with a corkscrew, did not require hospitalization.
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Police are hoping members of the public can help identify a suspect in a second stabbing incident that occurred at a supportive housing unit on Wesley Street shortly before 9 p.m. on May 9.
OB次元官网网址橞rien said police arrived at the scene to find one person being treated for multiple stab wounds.
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The victimB次元官网网址檚 wounds were serious but non life-threatening and he was taken to hospital, in stable condition, for treatment.
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Police are continuing their investigation and hope tips from the public can further the case.
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Anyone with information about the Wesley Street incident is asked to call the Nanaimo RCMP detachment non-emergency line at 250-754-2345 and quote file No. 2023-15528.
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