
Man seriously hurt in downtown Nanaimo stabbing
NANAIMO — A man is in hospital while his alleged attacker is in custody following a stabbing in Nanaimo’s downtown core.
Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O’Brien said it happened on Wednesday, Sept. 6 at about 9:30 a.m. on Victoria Cres. near the China Steps during a purse snatching incident.
He said a man who intervened to assist a victim received a singular stab wound.
“The suspect was later located on the roof of the Port Place attempting to enter into the mall. Our members arrived, took this person into custody without incident, that person is now in jail.”