Stabbing near Duckworth Street sends man to hospital
CBC News
Posted: Sep 24, 2012 2:41 PM NT
Last Updated: Sep 24, 2012 4:21 PM NT
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is investigating a weekend stabbing in downtown St. John’s that sent a man to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police say they were approached by a 26-year-old man on Duckworth Street just before 4 a.m. Sunday. The man told officers he had been stabbed.
His injuries, which police say were consistent with a stabbing, were believed to be life-threatening.
The man was brought to the hospital for treatment.
Police say their investigation is continuing.
The RNC is asking anyone with information to contact them, or Crime Stoppers.
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