A man stabbed and abandoned on the side of the Montreal highway

The Quebec Provincial Police (SQ) are investigating a mysterious stabbing after a man was found abandoned on the side of Highway 15, in the north of Montreal.

Emergency services were called to Highway 15 North, at the Salaberry exit in Montreal around 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening, where the man was spotted.

He was transported to hospital, where his condition was stabilized and his life was no longer feared.

“According to preliminary information, the victim was abandoned on the side of the highway after being injured,” confirmed Nicolas Scholtus, SQ information officer. “The victim is a man and the injuries were inflicted by a sharp object.”

The identity of the victim was not immediately known.

“We dispatched an investigator and the forensic identification service to establish the circumstances of this event,” Scholtus said.

The SQ investigation continues.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on June 16, 2024.