Suspect taken in by police following Arboretum stabbing

A U of G student was attacked in early October while on a walking trail. A Mississauga man has turned himself in and is being charged for the incident

ELENI KOPSAFTIS

On Oct. 3, a student at the University of Guelph was reportedly stabbed in The Arboretum. A suspect has since been taken in by police and charged.

The Arboretum is a 400 acre campus-adjacent park with several walking trails open to the public from dawn until dusk. The victim sustained a “minor stab wound to his arm” at around 5 p.m. on one of the trails in an unprovoked attack. He was treated in hospital and later released.

The police initially believed the suspect and victim were not known to each other. Additionally, the suspect “appeared drunk,” possibly suffered a facial injury during the incident, and fled from the attack on foot, according to Global News.

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An image was later released of a man between 18 and 20 years of age wearing a dark hoodie, jeans, and a backpack walking away from the scene of the stabbing. Investigators believed the individual may have had information on the attack and reached out to the public in an effort to reach him, though it is unknown whether or not this yielded any results.

Over a week after the incident, a 19-year-old Mississauga man turned himself in to police on Oct. 12, and police no longer claim that the suspect and victim were unknown to each other.

The man was charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and uttering threats. According to a new Global News article, he is scheduled to appear in a Guelph court on Nov. 22.

The suspect has been charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and uttering threats. CREDIT: PIXABAY