RCMP in Port Alberni make quick arrest after man hurt in early-morning stabbing
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – One man has been seriously injured in a stabbing on Vancouver Island.
RCMP say the 51-year-old Port Alberni man was in a fast food restaurant in that city at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday when he was repeatedly stabbed.
The unnamed victim has been airlifted to a hospital in Victoria and is listed in serious but stable condition.
Cpl. Amelia Hayden says the 25-year-old suspect escaped, but was taken into custody about two hours later.
He is expected to appear in court on Thursday.
Hayden says investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the stabbing or whether the two men knew each other. (The Canadian Press)
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