Halifax Regional Police said they responded to a report Wednesday of a teenage girl who received a stab wound in an altercation.
Police said the incident took place at 8:34 p.m. in the 100 block of Carnation Crest in Halifax. Police found the injured 15-year-old with a non-life-threatening injury to a hand.
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Police also located a 60-year-old man with minor injuries.
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“Officers learned the injured female arrived with a group to confront another teenager and produced a knife,” police said in a press release.
“The adult male intervened and during the struggle both were injured.”
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Police said the injured teenager has been transported to the hospital. The man declined medical treatment.
The 15-year-old is facing charges of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and will appear in Halifax court on a later date.
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Police said the investigation is ongoing.
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