Youths charged in Winnipeg machete attack
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This article was published 30/12/2024 (262 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WINNIPEG — Winnipeg police say a man in his 20s will have long-lasting physical and emotional trauma after the city’s latest machete attack over the weekend.
The victim was leaving an Elmwood home he had been socializing at in the 300 block of Keenleyside Street just before 7:45 p.m. on Friday night when he was jumped by three unknown males who were in the upstairs suite, according to police. The victim was allegedly attacked with a machete and sprayed with bear spray.
The assault required a pair of life-saving tourniquets to be used by responding officers before the victim was taken to hospital in unstable condition.
He has since been upgraded to stable after significant medical treatment, police say.
“This person will have to live with the physical and mental trauma (this attack) brings,” WPS spokesman Const. Claude Chancy said Sunday.
On Watt Street, police managed to track down all three suspects, who matched a description given to officers. Two of the suspects were taken into custody after a short foot chase, with the third getting away.
A 14-year-old has been charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon, while a 16-year-old is charged with aggravated assault, two counts of possession of a weapon and five counts of failure to comply with a sentence.
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