Teen charged after stabbing in Lower Sackville

CITYnews halifax / By Mark Hodgins

The RCMP says a 16-year-old has been charged in connection with a stabbing near Halifax on Monday.

According to police, officers were called to the Cobequid Road bus terminal just before 1 p.m. to reports of an altercation involving about 15 people.

“All those involved had dispersed and left the scene in vehicles before officers arrived,” a media release read. “Responding officers located one of the vehicles nearby and conducted a traffic stop.The youth passenger was observed to be suffering from a stab wound.”

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The Mounties say officers administered first aid and the youth was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Around 8 p.m. Monday, a 16-year-old was arrested at a home in Beaverbank. They’ve been charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and more.

Police say the people involved in the incident know each other and this isn’t believed to have been a random act.

The investigation is ongoing.