Man charged in stabbing, assault on women

A Winnipeg man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after a woman was stabbed and another assaulted on Sunday.

Manuel Joseph Craveiro, 24, was socializing with the two women at a home on the 300 block of Young Street when they started arguing, police said.

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Craveiro allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed one of the women and assaulted the other before he fled.

Police were called at about 3:30 a.m. and took the 24-year-old stabbing victim to hospital in critical condition. Her condition has since been upgraded to stable. The other woman didn’t need medical attention, police said.

Craveiro was arrested Monday and has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, assault and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He’s being held at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.