Man charged after 30-year-old stabbed near Dartmouth motel
Incident occurred early Wednesday morning on Lake Crest Drive
A 47-year-old man is set to appear in provincial court on Thursday to face five charges related to a stabbing in Dartmouth, N.S., early Wednesday.
Halifax Regional Police said Wednesday that officers arrived on the scene of the stabbing near Lake City Motel on Lake Crest Drive just after 3 a.m.
The victim was taken to the hospital while the male suspect, whom police said was known to the victim, fled the scene in a vehicle. The victim, a 30-year-old man, remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The vehicle was spotted on Wyse Road around 4 a.m., police said. When they attempted to stop the vehicle the driver refused, and crashed shortly after in nearby Chelsie Probert Park.
He was arrested and taken to hospital but was believed to be uninjured, said Const. John MacLeod.
According to a police release Thursday, he will face charges of attempted murder, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, theft of a motor vehicle, flight from a peace officer and dangerous operation of a conveyance.
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