Stratford, P.E.I., man pleads guilty to attempted murder

Chase Aslantogmus, 20, charged after stabbing incident in September

Image | Chase Aslantgomus

Caption: Police say they arrested Chase Aslantogmus at the scene of the stabbing in Charlottetown. (Sarah MacMillan/CBC)

A Stratford, P.E.I., man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in connection to a stabbing in Charlottetown in September 2017.
Chase Joseph Douglas Aslantogmus, 20, entered the guilty plea in provincial court Thursday afternoon after a preliminary inquiry that laid out evidence that would be presented against him at trial.
That trial will no longer be necessary.
He was charged after a 21-year-old man was stabbed in an apartment building on Upper Prince Street in Charlottetown on Sept. 12. Police said they picked him up at the scene of the stabbing.

Image | Upper Prince Street stabbing attempted murder

Caption: Police vehicles and an ambulance at the scene of the stabbing on Upper Prince Street in September 2017. (Melanie Mills/Facebook)

At the time, police said the victim had been stabbed several times, but that the wounds were not life-threatening. The victim was treated at the hospital and released. Police said they believed the weapon was a knife and that the two men knew each other.
Aslantogmus will be sentenced June 22 to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.

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