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Fort Chipewyan RCMP arrest man after stabbing

Last Updated Aug 31, 2017 at 8:24 am MDT

A 23-year-old Fort Chipewyan man has been arrested and is facing three charges related to aggravated assault.

Early in the morning on Aug. 28, Fort Chipewyan RCMP members were called to a home after an alleged stabbing.

The victim, a 19-year-old male, was suffering stab wounds. He was airlifted to the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

Wayne Raymond Marcel is charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

He has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 7, 2017.