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Winnipegger charged with attempted murder in weekend stabbing

Winnipeg police arrested a man for attempted murder following a Saturday night stabbing. Jeremy Desrochers / Global News file

WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg man has been charged with the attempted murder of a 19-year-old who was stabbed Saturday night.

Jordan Thomas Munroe, 19, got in an argument with the stabbing victim while socializing at a Noble Avenue home with the victim and another person, police said in a news release Monday.

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Munroe was kicked out of the house in the first 100 block of Noble Avenue after the argument, but returned to get his coat.

When he was allowed back into the house, the argument resumed and escalated, police said.

Munroe grabbed a knife and stabbed the other man in the upper body several times, Winnipeg police allege.

The man who was stabbed was taken to hospital in critical condition, police said. They didn’t provide an update on his condition.

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Munroe has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. He’s being held at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.

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