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Halifax police charge man with aggravated assault after Victoria Day stabbing

The sign at the Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street on Feb. 20, 2021. Alexa MacLean/Global News

Halifax Regional Police have charged a 29-year-old man after a stabbing on Victoria Day morning.

In a release, police say officers responded to a report of a weapons complaint with an injured man in the 0 to 100 block of Old Sambro Road in Halifax.

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There, they found a man with non-life-threatening injuries from a stabbing.

“Police have a suspect in custody and are not searching for others at this time. There is no risk to the public,” police said.

In an update Tuesday, police said a 29-year-old man was charged with assault with a weapon, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon.

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He is scheduled to make his first court appearance later today.

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