Grande Prairie RCMP charge one with aggravated assault after stabbing involving children

The Grande Prairie RCMP has laid charges on one, following a stabbing involving two children that occurred on February 19th.

According to police, the members of the Grande Prairie RCMP responded to assist EMS crews who were attending to a child who was suffering from a “serious” but non-life-threatening knife wound, who was treated at the GPRH, before being transported to the Stollery Children’s Hospital in Edmonton for further care. Law enforcement says a second child was assessed as having minor wounds from a knife.

Both children are in stable condition according to police; however, their names will not be revealed to protect their identities.

RCMP arrived to assist, and as a result of the investigation, a 35-year-old was charged with aggravated assault.

The suspect will be appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Grande Prairie on March 13th.

Ethan Montague
Ethan Montague
Reporter/Contributor for MyGrandePrairieNow.com and 104.7 2Day FM. Studied Broadcast News at SAIT. Team member since February 2023.

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