Chatham-Kent Police cruiser (Photo by Allanah Wills)Chatham-Kent Police cruiser (Photo by Allanah Wills)
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Arrest made after stabbing in Chatham

One man is in custody and another is being treated for serious injuries after a stabbing in Chatham.

Chatham-Kent police said they learned of the incident after they were called to a "disturbance" on Lacroix Street in Chatham just before noon on Monday.

Officers said a 24-year-old Chatham man was stabbed by someone he knows and was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life threatening injuries.

Police were able to track down a 26-year-old Barrie man in connection with the case and arrested him a short distance away from the residence where they found the victim.

The man who was arrested is now charged with break and enter while committing an assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and weapons dangerous. He was taken into custody pending a bail hearing.

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