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Person stabbed with hunting knife, rushed to hospital

Stabbing occurred early Sunday morning on Chapple Avenue; 42-year-old Sault resident arrested
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A 42-year-old Sault resident is accused of stabbing another person over the weekend.

Around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, a 911 call was made reporting a stabbing at a residence in the 0-100 block of Chapple Avenue.

Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service responded and arrested a suspect.

Police say the accused got into an argument with the victim — who was known to them — and stabbed the person with a hunting knife.

The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The accused is charged with:

  • assault with weapon
  • assault causing bodily harm
  • failure to comply with undertaking (x3)

In order to protect the identity of the victim, Sault Police do not release the names of suspects accused of intimate partner violence.