One man and four boys between the ages of 12 and 17 have been arrested after a group was seriously assaulted with a machete, according to Winnipeg police.
On Monday at 7:15 p.m., officers went to the 600 block of Sherbrook Street for a report of three 15-year-olds assaulted with a machete by a group of youths.
Several minutes later, another report came in about a man in his 40s also attacked by a group of youths in the first 100 block of Juno Street.
All the victims were taken to the hospital in unstable condition but later upgraded to stable.
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Officers found the suspects in the Centennial neighbourhood, south of William Avenue.
An 18-year-old man and four boys were arrested and are facing assault charges.
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