Man facing charges after altercation at New Brunswick residence

A 37-year-old is in custody in connection to a stabbing in Saint-Sauveur, N.B.

RCMP say they were called to a residence around 3 p.m. Wednesday near in the town near Route 160, which is 40 kilometres southeast of Bathurst.

Police say they were advised an altercation had taken place between a man and a woman after the man entered the residence.

According to RCMP, the woman was able to disarm the man, but both received stab wounds during the altercation.

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Both were taken to Bathurst Regional Hospital, where the woman was later released. The man, however, was airlifted to a trauma centre in Moncton and is now recovering.

Charges against the 37-year-old are pending.

The police investigation is ongoing.