A man has been arrested after an argument between two men outside a Nanaimo, B.C., mall over the weekend ended with one being hit with an axe and taken to hospital.
Nanaimo RCMP say a 39-year-old man was arrested Monday morning following the incident Saturday evening.
According to police, witnesses say two men who know each other were seen arguing in the parking lot of the Port Place Mall just after 5 p.m. Saturday.
At one point, one of the men approached the other and hit him on the end with the blunt end of the axe blade. The suspect then ran off with the axe.
Meanwhile, the victim was taken to the Nanaimo hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. He was still in the hospital as of Monday afternoon.
At the time, Mounties and Police Dog Services were unable to find the suspect.
A Judicial Bail Hearing is expected to be held Monday evening where charges will be formally laid against the suspect.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nanaimo RCMP non-emergency line at 250-754-2345, and quote file # 2023-4037.
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