By Canadian Press

Youth, 16, charged with stabbing taxi driver in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Mar 24, 2025 | 10:52 AM

VANCOUVER — A teenager has been charged with assault for allegedly stabbing a taxi driver in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside last week.

The alleged attack happened last Tuesday, when Vancouver Police say an off-duty officer saw the stabbing near the intersection of Main and Hastings streets.

They say the officer then alerted on-duty police colleagues, who arrested a 16-year-old male.

Vancouver police say the teen suspect has now been charged with assault, assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.

The suspect, a resident of Richmond, B.C., has been granted bail and was released from custody.

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Police say the 59-year-old tax driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and received treatment at hospital.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 24, 2025.

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