Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Police charge teen after stabbing, robbery near Saltfleet high school

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Hamilton police are investigating after a 15-year-old student was stabbed during a targeted robbery Wednesday.

Officers say the boy was walking home from Saltfleet District High School near Candlewood Dr. around 2:30 p.m. when he was stabbed several times.

Paramedics transported him to hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition.

Investigators arrested and charged a 16-year-old boy in relation to this stabbing. He faces charges of aggravated assault and robbery.

Police are asking anyone with information about what happened prior to the stabbing to contact Det. Sgt. Candace Culp at 905-546-2907.

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