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Trio of teens arrested in connection with Saskatoon stabbing, police say

A 31-year-old man says he was stabbed after a confrontation with a small group of teens in Saskatoon’s Sutherland neighbourhood. Tyler Schroeder / Global News

A 31-year-old man’s injuries from a stabbing are believed to be serious but non-life-threatening, according to Saskatoon police.

Officers were called to Royal University Hospital at roughly 4:50 a.m. on July 24.

The man said he was at a Sutherland neighbourhood park in the 1000-block of Egbert Avenue.

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Following a confrontation between himself and a small group of teenagers, the man reported being stabbed by one of them before they ran away.

The man and suspects were known to each other, police said.

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Officers arrested three people at two homes in the 100- and 1500-blocks of Rayner Avenue.

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Two boys, 12 and 16, are facing charges of aggravated assault.

A 19-year-old man has since been released.

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