Two Hospitalized After Stabbing in Fort Erie

Friday, 6 October 2023 16:15

By Linda Morgan

Victims suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries

Two people have been hospitalized after a stabbing in Fort Erie.

Around 7:00 this morning, officers were called to a home on Marina Drive near Green Acres Dr.

A man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s were found with serious stab wounds.

Their injuries are not considered life-threatening.

According to police, the stabbing occurred after a verbal argument escalated.

Investigators say the victims and the suspect knew each other.

A short time later, a suspect was arrested on Kennedy Drive.

25 year old James Jonathan Smith of Fort Erie faces two counts of aggravated assault.

A bail hearing will take place tomorrow.

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