A teenager is facing charges after police say a sleeping man was woken up by an attacker who was stabbing him on Waywayseecappo First Nation last week.
Manitoba First Nations Police say the 20-year-old man arrived at a local detachment suffering from stab wounds shortly after 11 a.m. April 16.
He told officers he was sleeping and was woken up by a suspect who was stabbing him.
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Police say the man was able to push the suspect away and run to safety.
The man was taken to hospital, where he remains in stable condition.
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A 14-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, possession of a dangerous weapon and failing to comply with an undertaking.
The accused has been released on a promise to appear in court in June.
Waywayseecappo First Nation is roughly 283 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg.
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