Halifax police have charged three people in connection with an incident that sent three others to hospital early on Sunday morning.
Police say that an assault with a weapon occurred overnight at an apartment building in the 500 block of Herring Cove Road, Halifax.
At approximately 1:10 a.m., police say they responded to a report of two people who had been stabbed. When they arrived, officers found a 33-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man with non-life threatening injuries.
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The pair were transported to hospital, and police say the man has since been treated and released.
A 20-year-old male was located a short time later at a local hospital suffering from non-life threatening injuries, which they believe occurred during the incident.
Halifax police have since charged a 19-year-old man from Williamswood, N.S., a 20-year-old Halifax man and a 21-year-old man from Bedford, N.S., with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of break and enter.
The man from Williamswood faces an additional charge of possession of a weapon and is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old and the 21-year-old will appear in court on Monday.
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Halifax Regional Police are encouraging anyone with information about the incident to contact police at 902-490-5016. They say their investigation is ongoing.
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