Bas-Caraquet, N.B. man charged with attempted murder after woman stabbed

A New Brunswick man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing in Bas-Caraquet, N.B.

RCMP say they were called April 10 to a home on Rue Saint-Paul for a report of a woman being assaulted.

Officers arrived to find a 45-year-old woman with what appeared to be stab wounds. She was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

RCMP say they arrested a man outside the home shortly after. He was also taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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David Chaisson, 49, has been charged with attempted murder. He appeared in Caraquet Provincial Court on April 12 and has been remanded into custody, as well as sent for a five-day psychiatric evaluation.

He is scheduled back in court on April 24.

There is a publication ban on the name of the victim. RCMP say their Major Crime Unit continues to investigate the incident.

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