Man arrested after stabbing in Dieppe at Purolator depot

Codiac RCMP say a 34-year-old man will be charged Wednesday with attempted murder and aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing a man in the neck.

RCMP Sgt. Tyson Nelson said police received a call Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. ADT about a stabbing at 1855 Champlain Street – the site of a Puralotor depot – in Dieppe, New Brunswick.

The victim, a 43-year-old man, was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries and was released later in the day, Nelson said.

“The victim was very lucky,” Nelson said.

“The stab didn't hit the arteries and there was very little blood, so it was… just a lucky situation that could have been a lot worse.”

Nelson said the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle and was later stopped and arrested by police at the corner of Dieppe Boulevard and Champlain Street.

Nelson said the suspect and victim knew each other, but could not say what motivated the alleged assault.

The suspect, from Havelock, New Brunswick, is expected to appear in Moncton provincial court Wednesday afternoon for charges to be laid, Nelson said.