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On July 29 at 8:34 p.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a youth with a stab wound after being involved in a physical altercation with a man in the 100 block of Carnation Crest, Halifax. Patrol officers responded locating the injured 15-year-old youth. She had a non-life-threatening injury to her hand. Police also located a 60-year-old man with minor injuries. Officers learned the youth had arrived with a group of people to confront another youth and produced a knife. The man intervened and during the struggle both were injured. The injured youth has been transported to the hospital. The man declined medical treatment.
Investigators with Patrol and the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division are conducting the investigation, which is ongoing. The youth is facing charges of Assault with a Weapon and Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose and will appear in Halifax court on a later date.
Police are asking anyone with information about either incident to call police at 902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca or by using the P3 Tips app.