Two teens stabbed playing basketball in Manitoba; 14-year-old facing charges

An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of a Surrey RCMP Officer in Charge during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

By The Canadian Press

Posted July 26, 2023 2:52 pm.

RCMP in northern Manitoba say a 14-year-old boy is in hospital with life-altering injuries after he was stabbed while playing basketball.

They say another boy, who is 16, was also stabbed and seriously injured during a fight among several teens in Thompson on Tuesday.

Mounties say a suspect also used bear spray on the group before running away.

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and remanded in custody.

He and has been charged with several offences, including aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

Police say they continue to investigate.

Submit a Correction

Accessibility Feedback

Top Stories

2 dead in midair collision southeast of Winnipeg were student pilots, flight school owner says

The owner of a flight school in southern Manitoba says two pilots killed in a midair collision were student pilots. Adam Penner with Harv's Air says the students, who have not been identified, were...

6h ago

Manitoba Nurses Union concerned that HSC staff only told of alleged sex assaults the next day

The Manitoba Nurses Union is sounding the alarm, nearly a week after several Health Sciences Centre staff reported sexual assaults on campus. “I was absolutely shocked when I heard that there had...

5h ago

2 men charged after reportedly fighting on flight in northern Manitoba, forcing it to divert

Manitoba RCMP say two men are facing charges for allegedly fighting during a flight Monday afternoon. Around 3:35 p.m., Mounties in Thompson received a report from the Thompson Airport that a flight...

6h ago

Partial skeletal remains found in river near Dauphin

Manitoba RCMP say they are investigating after partial skeletal remains were found in the Valley River, near Dauphin. Monday evening, Mounties from Dauphin responded to a report that partial remains...

6h ago