Suspect charged after man stabbed during robbery near Chinatown

An Ottawa Police vehicle is seen behind police tape. (CTV News Ottawa)

The Ottawa Police Service has arrested a suspect in a stabbing that left a man with life-threatening injuries near Chinatown Tuesday evening.

Emergency services responded to the 0-100 block of Eccles Street between Rochester and Booth streets at approximately 5:20 p.m.

Police said in an update Wednesday afternoon that officers responded to a call about a man who had been stabbed on the sidewalk “during what appears to have been a robbery.”

Paramedics said at the time the man was taken to hospital with critical injuries.

Police say in an email the suspect was charged with aggravated assault. Their identity was not released.

Eccles Street was closed between Rochester Street and Booth Street Tuesday night for the investigation.

The stabbing is being investigated by the Robbery Unit, police say.

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