A 29-year-old man is recovering in hospital after he was stabbed overnight in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough.
Montreal police said it happened at around 1:15 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Ste-Catherine Street East and Valois Avenue.
Witnesses told police the two men had been arguing inside a bar prior to the stabbing.
The pair left the bar and the conflict escalated.
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Montreal police spokesperson Daniel Lacoursière said the victim was stabbed in the back.
He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect fled the scene before the arrival of police.
Lacoursière said the victim is not cooperating in the investigation.
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