NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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On Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 at approximately 8:35 p.m., 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the Lake) uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a report of a stabbing in Niagara Falls.
NRPS Officers and Niagara Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) paramedics attended the area of Victoria Avenue and Centre Street in the City of Niagara Falls where a 38-year-old male victim was located. The victim was suffering from serious injuries related to a stab wound and was transported to an out-of-town hospital in critical condition.
Initial investigation determined that a male suspect was driving a vehicle with the male victim and his 6-year-old daughter in the back seat. A verbal argument between the suspect and victim resulted in a physical confrontation outside the vehicle. During the confrontation the suspect stabbed the victim. The 6-year-old then exited the back seat, and the suspect entered the driver seat and fled the scene.
The investigation was assigned to the 2 District Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) and supported by the Forensic Services Unit (FSU). On Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, the suspect, a 17-year-old male from Hamilton, was located and arrested. The 17-year-old has been charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
- Aggravated Assault
- Breach of Recognizance x2
The 17-year-old male was held in custody for a video bail hearing to the Robert S. K. Welch Courthouse in St. Catharines on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. The victim remains in stable but critical condition at the out-of-town hospital.
Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to contact the police by calling 905-688-4111, ext. 1022200.
Under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act of Canada the NRPS is prohibited from releasing the identity of the youth charged in this matter.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
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