21-year-old stabs youth in Eskasoni

RCMP charged a man after a stabbing at a home in Eskasoni.

On April 14th at 4:10 p.m., RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing at a home on Eagleview Dr.

Officers learned that a man and a male youth got into a physical altercation in the home which led to the man stabbing the younger person.

The youth suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

RCMP say they safely arrested the man and transported him to the Eskasoni detachment.

Police say the man and youth are known to each other.

21-year-old Arnold Xavier Sylliboy of Eskasoni First Nation has been charged with assault with a weapon.

Sylliboy was remanded into custody and will appear in Sydney Provincial Court on Monday.