Montreal police (SPVM) have arrested a teenager in connection with at least one stabbing in the LaSalle borough in June.
Benjamin Webster, 18, was arrested Aug. 11 for the June 4 stabbing of a pedestrian in the back of the neck around 9:30 pm near Paul-Seguin Park.
The motive is unknown, police say.
Police are also investigating two other knife attacks in LaSalle.
Arrestation d’un suspect de 18 ans en lien avec a attaque au Couteau Survenue le 4 June dernier dans l’arrondissement LaSalle. L’enquête se poursuit concernant 2 other attaches au couteau similaires survenues dans le même secteur. #SPVM
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Webster appeared in the Montreal courthouse on Aug. 12 on charges of attempted murder.
TWO OTHER STABBINGS
Police are still looking into the May 31 stabbing just after 1 am when a man was waiting for a bus outside of a gym on Bishop-Power Blvd. near George St. when a suspect approached him, asked him a question, stabbed him in the right side and fled on foot.
On July 7, around 10:30 pm, a suspect approached a man from behind while he sat on a bench in Ouellette Park and stabbed him in the neck. The victim was stabbed again in the back, and the suspect fled. A witness reported seeing him on a bicycle.
Those with information are asked to call the police’s info line at 514 393-1133.
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