Youth faces charges after weekend stabbing in Niagara Falls

A 15-year-old boy is facing multiple assault charges in connection with a stabbing Sunday in a Niagara Falls residential neighbourhood.

Niagara Police say the victim was found suffering serious injuries from a knife just after 6:30 p.m. at a home on Simcoe Street near St. Lawrence Avenue.

Investigators say the teen was being chased by a suspect to a friend’s house on Simcoe Street.

“The suspect caught him on the porch and physically assaulted him,” a Niagara police spokesperson said.

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“The second victim exited the house and was cut by the suspect with a knife.”

The youth was taken to hospital by paramedics.

All three teens, two of them 16-year-olds, were known to each other, according to detectives.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information can reach out to Niagara Police or Crime Stoppers.

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