Stabbing suspect arrested in St. John's
Last Updated: Friday, November 6, 2009 | 3:26 PM NT
CBC News
A man was set to make an appearance in provincial court in St. John's in connection with a stabbing last month in the downtown area of the city.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said the 22-year-old stabbed an employee of a nightclub in the area just before midnight on Oct. 23.
The incident began when a fight broke out between the two inside the bar, police said.
It quickly moved outside, in the area of Mile One Centre, where the accused stabbed the 38-year-old club worker, police said.
The employee was taken to hospital and treated.
The man who was arrested faces charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
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