A Winnipeg man connected with three stabbings has been arrested, police say.
The three incidents occurred back in August in the Disreali/Princess neighbourhood.
On Aug. 15, at 12:30 p.m. a man in his 40s was reported to have been stabbed.
The man told police he was confronted by an unknown man on a bike in the 100 block of Princess Street.
The unknown man yelled a racial slur, stabbed him in the lower body unprovoked and rode away, police said.
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Police provided emergency medical care, including the application of a tourniquet, and the victim was taken to hospital in stable condition.
Later that same day around 3 p.m. another man in his 40s was stabbed in the abdomen by an unknown man on a bike in the 100 block of Disraeli Freeway.
The victim was also taken to the hospital in unstable condition but later upgraded to stable.
Then, at around 7:30 p.m., a third man also in his 40s was confronted and stabbed in the arm by an unknown male in the 2300 block of Main Street.
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The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
On Monday, a 29-year-old from Winnipeg was taken into custody and charged with weapons-related offences and detained in custody.
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