Charges have been laid in a stabbing that left one person with serious injuries in Woodstock.
Police were called to the area of Wilson Street and Peel Street where they found a person suffering from stab wounds. That individual was taken to hospital in serious, non-life threatening condition.
Investigators determined a theft escalated to a physical confrontation that ended with the person being stabbed.
A 34-year-old Woodstock man was arrested nearby.
He has since been charged with six offences including assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, theft under $5,000, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and failure to comply with probation order. The man is still in custody, police said on Wednesday.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 519-537-2323 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
