A teen faces charges following a stabbing incident on a trail in Peterborough last week.
According to the Peterborough Police Service, at around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30, officers responded to reports of a stabbing on a trail in the area of George St. North and Dalhousie Street near the rail bridge spanning the Otonabee River.
Read more:
1 charged with attempted murder after triple stabbing at Omemee apartment
Officers located a 16-year-old suffering from stabs wounds which occurred from an altercation between the suspect and a group of people, police said.
The victim was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre with non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation led to a search warrant being executed at a residence in Lakehurst, Ont., where one person was arrested.
A 14-year-old boy from Lakehurst was charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and failure to comply with an undertaking.
Emergency crews are on scene of a reported stabbing near the train bridge off of George Street near Dalhousie Street in Peterborough. One person, believed to be in their teens was treated at the scene by @PtboParamedics before being transported to hospital #ptbonews pic.twitter.com/uD2BDzQCho
— Harrison Perkins (@HaPerkins) June 30, 2022
He was held in custody and appeared in court in Peterborough on Sunday, July 3, police said Monday.
Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the name of a youth cannot be released.