Niagara Regional Police are investigating a stabbing in St. Catharines this weekend.
It was just before 5 o’clock Sunday morning when police were called to the area of Queenston Street and Niagara Street for reports of a stabbing.
When officers arrived, they found a man with serious injuries.
The man in his 30’s was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Detectives say the man was sleeping outside after leaving a nearby bar.
While sleeping he was hit in the head and stabbed multiple times by an unknown man.
The suspect is described as white, roughly 5 foot 8, in his 30’s, with a shorter beard.
Police say they believe the incident was an isolated, yet random, act of violence.
Anyone with information or who may have found a discarded cellphone, knife, or clothing in the area of Queenston Street and Niagara Street should contact investigators.
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