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Armed assault in Rivières-des-Prairies sends 3 people to hospital

Police have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with an armed assault in Rivières-des-Prairies. Saturday, April 30, 2016. Staff / Global News

MONTREAL – Police have arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with what police are describing as a domestic assault in Rivières-des-Prairies Saturday.

Officers were called to a home on André Michaux Street, near des Iris Street, after numerous reports of an armed assault.

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Montreal police spokesperson Manuel Couture said the suspect brandished a weapon during a conflict involving several people.

It’s alleged he then attacked two women, aged 34 and 60, stabbing them with a sharp object.

A 43-year-old man was also injured during the assault.

The three were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect was arrested at the scene at will meet with investigators later in the day.

Couture said the alleged assailant was the 34-year-old woman’s former boyfriend.

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