A 57-year-old St. Catharines man is facing an aggravated assault charge following a stabbing in the city’s downtown early Tuesday morning.
Niagara Regional Police were called to the area of Church Street and William Street around 12:25 a.m. after reports of a stabbing. Officers arrived and found a 23-year-old man suffering from a stab wound.
The victim was taken to an out-of-region hospital, where his injuries were determined to be non life-threatening.
Police set up a perimeter in the downtown core and, with the assistance of K9 units, located and arrested a suspect nearby. David Penner, 57, of St. Catharines, has since been charged with aggravated assault.
Penner remains in custody and is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing later today at the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse on Church Street.
The Niagara Regional Police 1 District Criminal Investigations Bureau has taken over the case. Investigators are asking anyone who was in the area of Church and William Streets between midnight and 1 a.m., or who may have video surveillance from that time, to contact police at 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009610.
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