Halifax police lay charges in double stabbing

Charges laid in downtown Halifax stabbing A man is facing charges in connection to a downtown Halifax stabbing that left two men with serious injuries.

A man is facing charges in connection with a pair of stabbings in downtown Halifax early Monday morning.

Police say a man approached a group of people in the 1200 block of Barrington Street and stabbed two men he didn’t know.

Officers were called to the scene around 4:10 a.m. and arrested the suspect.

The two men were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Austin Blake, 24, was due in Halifax provincial court Tuesday to face charges of:

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