Man charged in Kitchener stabbing
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A man has been charged after a stabbing at an apartment building in Kitchener.
Waterloo Regional Police were called to the Garment Street property around 2:40 a.m. Thursday.
When they arrived, officers found a 41-year-old man with serious stab wounds. He was taken to hospital for treatment.
Although the suspect took off, he was located two days later in Cambridge.
An 18-year-old Kitchener man has been charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
Investigators believe the suspect and the victim knew each other.
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