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2 charged after elderly man attacked in Winnipeg’s Dufferin area, police say

A Winnipeg police vehicle. Elisha Dacey/Global News

A 20-year-old man and teenage boy are facing charges following a disturbing attack on an elderly man in the Dufferin neighbourhood of Winnipeg.

Police say officers found the victim laying on the ground near Selkirk Avenue and Parr Street shortly after 2:00 a.m. Saturday.

Witnesses told police he had been assaulted by several suspects, one of which was armed with a machete.

The victim was brought to hospital in stable condition, however, police say he suffered “severe facial trauma” from the attack.

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Police say Air1 and the K9 unit helped them track the suspects to a nearby home.

Zachias Bob Thunder Black, 20, and an unnamed 16-year-old boy are facing charges of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon.

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