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UPDATE: Suspect charged in stabbing incident

Cameron Wilkinson
By Cameron Wilkinson

A 26-year-old man is facing charges of Aggravated Assault and Failure to Comply with Probation.

The man was arrested following a stabbing late last Thursday. The victim was transferred to Edmonton for treatment.

Related: STABBING IN DOWNTOWN YELLOWKNIFE

Following his trial on Friday afternoon, the Fort Resolution man has been remanded until tomorrow (July 25th).

The investigation is on-going.

RCMP investigators ask that should anyone have witnessed the incident and have not yet spoken with police, or should anyone have information regarding the incident, they are asked to contact the Yellowknife RCMP at 867-669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, nwtnutips.com, (click on “submit a web tip”) or text: nwtnutips to 274637.

Cameron Wilkinson
Cameron Wilkinson
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