Teen arrested, man in critical condition after assault on Vancouver Island: RCMP

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A man was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries and a teenage suspect was arrested after an “apparent stabbing” on Vancouver Island Friday night, according to police.

The B.C. RCMP says officers with the North Cowichan/Duncan detachment were patrolling around a local London Drugs at about 11 p.m., when they found a 41-year-old man suffering from serious injuries.

Mounties say a female suspect fled the scene before they arrived, but they arrested an 18-year-old woman matching the description nearby.

“The victim received immediate medical attention at the scene but was urgently transported to hospital with life‑threatening injuries,” RCMP spokesperson Staff. Sgt. Kris Clark said, in a statement Saturday. “His condition is critical, but stable and he remains in hospital.”

When asked what the relationship between the victim and suspect was, Clark wrote in an email that those details are “still subject to the ongoing investigation.”

Police say the incident was isolated and there is no ongoing risk to the public.

Anyone who witnessed the assault or has video is asked to contact the North Cowichan/Duncan detachment at 250-748-5522.