A young man has been charged with assault following multiple stabbings in downtown Peterborough early Sunday.
Around 3 a.m., police responded to a report of a stabbing on King Street.
Police say two groups of people became involved in a physical altercation on the street. It’s alleged that during the fight, a man pulled a knife from his pants pocket and stabbed three people.
Two people were stabbed in the stomach and one another person sustained a minor cut to the leg, police said.
Police say the suspect fled the scene.
The investigation led to the arrest one of man.
Hunter Thomas Hughes, age 18 of Peterborough is charged with aggravated assault and three counts of assault with a weapon.
He was held in custody for a bail hearing on Sunday, police said.
Police did not release the address of the accused.
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