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Teenager sent to hospital after stabbing in Dartmouth, N.S.

Halifax Regional Police were on the scene of a stabbing on Lucien Drive in Dartmouth on Oct. 24, 2023. Reynold Gregor/Global News

Halifax Regional Police say they’ve arrested a suspect in a stabbing Tuesday afternoon that sent a 14-year-old to hospital.

Police responded to the area of Lucien Drive in Dartmouth just after 3 p.m.

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“Officers located a 14-year-old youth who was stabbed and taken to hospital for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries,” HRP said in a news release.

They added that investigators did not believe the incident was random.

By 3:55 p.m., HRP updated the release to say a suspect had been arrested. The incident remains under investigation.

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