Halifax Regional Police say a six-year-old is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed multiple times in downtown Halifax.
Police say child was found suffering from ‘multiple stab wounds’ at around 1:20 p.m. Sunday
Halifax Regional Police say a 6-year-old child is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed multiple times in downtown Halifax.
In a release Sunday evening, police say the child was found suffering from “multiple stab wounds” at around 1:20 p.m. in the 1900 block of Barrington Street. The child was taken by ambulance to the IWK Health Centre.
A 19-year-old woman, not believed to be known to the child, was arrested at the scene for aggravated assault.
Police are asking anyone who may have video taken near the time of the incident to contact them directly.
An investigation is ongoing.
