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Man, 37, arrested in Dundas Street stabbing, robbery probe: London police

Courtesy Lindsay McLeod via Facebook

A 37-year-old man is in custody after another man told police he had been stabbed and robbed inside an apartment on Dundas Street Friday.

Officers were contacted around 9:15 a.m. about the incident, which had reportedly taken place 45 minutes earlier in the unit of an apartment building in the 500 block of Dundas Street.

Photos submitted to 980 CFPL show a heavy police presence outside of 580 Dundas St., a nine-storey high-rise owned by London & Middlesex Community Housing.

The man told police he had been inside a unit when he was stabbed by an acquaintance and had his personal items stolen.

He was taken to hospital by paramedics with unknown injuries, and a description of the suspect was given to police.

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Around 10 a.m., about 45 minutes after being notified of the stabbing, police say a 37-year-old man was located and arrested.

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Few other details are known. Police say more information will be released when it becomes available, adding that there is no risk to public safety.

580 Dundas St. was was the scene of a stabbing less than three weeks ago and a shooting in April that left a 16-year-old dead and a 19-year-old man charged with manslaughter.

Anyone with information about Friday’s incident is asked to contact London police or Crime Stoppers.

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