A bail hearing for a 12-year-old boy charged with the attempted murder of his younger brother in southern Alberta has been delayed.
The accused, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is also charged with aggravated assault.
The matter was adjourned Tuesday to Oct. 22.
Lethbridge Police responded to a report on Aug. 24 that a seven-year-old boy had been repeatedly stabbed.
A 911 call was made after the victim’s father arrived home and located his son in serious medical distress, and police say the boy’s older brother said an unknown male had entered the home and stabbed the child before fleeing the scene.
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Police said about an hour had transpired between when the stabbing took place and the dad got home.
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The younger brother was taken to hospital with critical injuries before being airlifted to Edmonton, where he remains in stable condition.
As the investigation progressed, Lethbridge police said evidence was obtained “indicating the 12-year-old boy stabbed his brother repeatedly and believed he had killed him, then lied about an intruder entering the home.”
Police have not released a possible motive for the attack.
— With files from Karen Bartko, Global News
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