The LPS has charged a man in connection with a stabbing reported in late October, 2023. (File photo: LNN)

By Joel Mendelson

Lethbridge Police charge man in connection with stabbing at northside lounge

Dec 20, 2023 | 10:09 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged 33-year-old Bisrat Seyum Hailu in connection to a stabbing a few months ago.

The reported incident took place at the Afro Habesha Lounge on October 29, 2023.

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Hailu is charged with assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon.

The LPS said that the suspect and victim were known to each other and that the attack was targeted.

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Hailu has been released from custody and is due in court on February 6, 2024.

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