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Saint John Police investigate two assaults minutes apart

Saint John police have arrested a 30 year old man after two stabbings within minutes of each other on the city's west side.
Saint John police have arrested a 30 year old man after two stabbings within minutes of each other on the city's west side. Andrew Cromwell/Global News

Saint John police have a 30-year-old man in custody in connection with what they say appear to be a pair of random stabbings Wednesday morning.

Police say they were first called to a group home residence on Dufferin Row around 6:20 a.m.

They say a man entered the residence, threatened and then stabbed a 62-year-old staff member. She suffered minor injuries.

Less than five minutes later, police responded to a residence a short distance away on Chapel Street.

A 59-year-old resident answered the door and was attacked, and the suspect fled the scene. The man did not need medical treatment.

A suspect was arrested a short time later, and a pair of pliers was seized.

A court appearance is pending and police say it appears the suspect and victims did not know each other.

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