Man critically injured after stabbing at Uxbridge apartment building: police

Durham Regional Police say a man is in critical condition after a stabbing at a Uxbridge apartment building early Saturday.

Police said around 2 a.m., an uninjured 55-year-old man walked into an Uxbridge hospital with blood on his clothes and indicated that he had been in a fight with another man at an apartment.

Officers went to an apartment on Perry Street and located a 61-year-old man who had numerous serious stab wounds.

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He was rushed to a local hospital and later airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre.

He is currently in stable but critical condition.

The 55-year-old man of no fixed address was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon.

He remains in custody and will have a bail hearing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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