A Kamloops RCMP officer on scene at a call/via listener contribution
Kamloops RCMP have confirmed that one suspect is being held in custody following reports of a stabbing in the later part of the afternoon on Tuesday in the Brocklehurst neighborhood at a home near the intersection of Southill Road and Parkcrest Avenue.
Kamloops Mounties confirm one suspect — identified by those close to the victim as a young man in his mid-20’s — who is being held until he can appear before a judge.
RCMP are expected to release more details into the attack sometime this Wednesday, which involved the suspect allegedly seeking revenge from an incident the day before on Monday.
That incident — according to the victim’s fiancée — saw the RCMP called out to remove the suspect from the same location where he had reportedly started attacking his own father on Monday.
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Approximate area (outlined in red) where Tuesday afternoon attack took place, according to victim’s fiancée/via Google Maps
RCMP say that while the suspect will survive.
His fiancée says her husband-to-be is expected to be hospitalized at Royal Inland for the remainder of the week as he recovers from surgery last night to repair the stab and slash wounds to his upper arm and shoulder.
The victim’s loved one says while he will survive the ordeal, the attack has left him with injuries which will take months to recover from, rendering him unable to continue working — for the time being at least — as a mechanic.
Expectations are the victim’s family will set up a go-fund-me page to help him through his recovery.
It’s not clear at this time what charges may or may not be forwarded to Crown.
The fiancée telling Radio NL the alleged attacker has a history of drug abuse and other mental health challenges.
