Oshawa man charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing rooming house resident

The Durham Regional Police East Division building is shown in Bowmanville, Ont. on Saturday March 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives

An Oshawa man is facing an aggravated assault charge after he allegedly stabbed a fellow resident of a rooming house on Thursday.

In a news release issued Friday, Durham police said they were called to the area of Ritson Road North and Adelaide Avenue East for a report of an armed person inside a residence.

Police said a male residing in the rooming house assaulted and stabbed another resident, leaving them with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.

The suspect, identified by police as 38-year-old Nnamdi Enunwa, was charged with aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and possessing a weapon to commit a criminal offence.

The circumstances leading up to the stabbing are unclear.

Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 2765 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.