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Suspect turns himself in after Winnipeg stabbing leaves man with collapsed lungs

Winnipeg police headquarters. Global News / Amy-Ellen Prentice

A 19-year-old Winnipeg man is in custody after turning himself in to police Monday in connection with a Friday night stabbing.

Police said they were called to the 400 block of Edmonton Street around 11 p.m., where they found a man, 21, with serious injuries caused by a stabbing in a building’s hallway.

The man was given emergency care on scene, then taken to hospital in unstable condition, with injuries including two collapsed lungs.

He was later upgraded to stable.

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The suspect had fled the scene before police arrived, but was identified after an investigation, and was arrested without incident Monday.

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The man is charged with aggravated assault and failing to comply with the conditions of an undertaking.

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