North Bay police have arrested a local man and charged him with attempted murder after a stabbing Sunday.
The attack took place on Massey Drive on March 10th, just after 7 a.m. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds.
Police got a call from the North Bay Ambulance Service about a man who had been stabbed several times at a Massey Drive house.
"Upon police arrival, paramedics were treating an adult male who was suffering from multiple stab wounds to numerous parts of his upper body," says Cst. Merv Shantz in a news release. "The male was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries."
Police say the accused is known to the victim.
The attacker began stabbing the victim with a knife after a brief altercation and then fled say police.
The North Bay Police Service Criminal Investigations Section took over the investigation, and with the assistance of the North Bay Police Service Forensic Identification Unit and the OPP K-9 Unit, the man was identified. A warrant was issued for the arrest of the man and with the assistance of the Emergency Response Team, the Street Crime Unit, and members of the Criminal Investigation Section, a suspect was located in the early morning hours of March 12.
Kyle Alexander Leblond, 30, of North Bay, is charged with;
- Attempted murder
- Assault with a weapon
- Weapons dangerous
- Two counts of breach of probation
Leblond was taken into custody without incident, and held for a bail hearing yesterday. He was remanded in custody with a next court date of March 19.
The victim remains in hospital in stable condition.
