Peterborough man accused of stabbing stepfather in Stewart Street incident

A 22-year-old Peterborough man has been charged following a stabbing at a Stewart Street residence on Friday.

Around 12:20 a.m., police were called to a residence about a man who was reportedly stabbed by his stepson inside the building.

“Officers attended the residence where they located the victim with a stab wound along with a knife,” police stated Monday morning.

The victim was taken to hospital for treatment and later released.

The accused was located at the residence.

He was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and failure to comply with a probation order.

“In order to protect the identity of the victim in this family-related incident, the name of the accused will not be released,” police said.

The accused appeared in court on July 6, was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear again in court on Tuesday.