30-year-old man charged with attempted murder after Halifax stabbing

Halifax Regional Police respond to an incident on Gottingen Street on July 10, 2025. (Paul DeWitt/CTV Atlantic)

A 30-year-old man is facing an attempted murder charge in connection to a stabbing on Gottingen Street in Halifax earlier this month.

Police responded to a report of a man who had been stabbed in the 2000-block of Gottingen Street around 11:15 p.m. on July 10. The 45-year-old victim went to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to a news release.

Police said the suspect and the victim did not know each other, but were arguing prior to the assault.

Police executed a search warrant at two Nova Court residences in Dartmouth on Thursday morning. They arrested Donavin Andrew Diggs and seized a vehicle.

Diggs was set to appear in court on Friday to face charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace.

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