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By Vernon Matters Staff
unprovoked attack

Bystander stabbed while trying to stop altercation

Mar 7, 2025 | 2:33 PM

A man and woman are in custody after an alleged stabbing in Vernon on Thursday.

RCMP say it happened around 4:45 p.m. in the 3400 block of Alexis Park Drive.

The victim, a bystander, had tried to intervene in an altercation between the two suspects and was stabbed and hit with an object.

Frontline officers responded quickly and arrested the 41-year-old man and 38-year-old woman.

The victim has non-life-threatening injuries.

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According to a media release, with the help of another person, the victim was able to fend off the attackers who tried to flee the area. Frontline officers rushed to the location and within minutes, found and arrested both of the suspects.

The victim was transported to hospital for treatment by BC Emergency Health Services.

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