Multiple injured, man charged after Kitchener stabbing: WRPS
A Waterloo Regional Police Service cruiser. (Dan Lauckner / CTV Kitchener)
A 28-year-old Kitchener man is facing charges after an incident in Kitchener on Wednesday that left three people injured.
At 5 p.m. the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) received a report that a 23-year-old man had been stabbed during a disturbance in the area of Kingswood Drive and Alpine Road.
Police said two other victims were found with minor injuries.
The 23-year-old was taken to an out-of-region hospital for serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and two victims were transported to a local hospital with minor non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said a man, believed to be involved, was found and was arrested.
He is facing several charges including:
- Aggravated assault
- Assault cause bodily harm – strangulation
- Two counts of assault
- Utter threats to cause death
- Two counts of utter threats to cause bodily harm
- Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- Fail to comply with a release order
The accused and the victims were known to each other, according to police.
The man is held in custody for a bail hearing.
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