Youth assaulted with scissors at Halifax school, student arrested

A youth was arrested after an assault at a Halifax school on Tuesday.

A youth has been arrested after another youth was assaulted with a pair of scissors at a junior high school in Halifax.

Halifax Regional Police responded to a weapons complaint at St. Agnes Junior High School on Mumford Road around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday.

Police say they arrested the suspect, who is a student at the school, without incident.

The victim, who is also a St. Agnes student, was taken to hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

No other injuries were reported.

Police did not release any additional details about the incident.

Charges had not been laid as of 3:15 p.m.

The investigation is ongoing.

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