Suspect charged in Parksville stabbing

Oceanside

2023-08-31 08:31 PDT

File # Oceanside RCMP 2023-9264

A man has been arrested and charged in relation to a Monday night stabbing in Parksville.

At approximately 11:30 PM on August 28, 2023 police were called to a report of a stabbing in the 300 block of Island Highway West in Parksville. Upon arrival, officers determined a man and woman had been stabbed.  The suspect was immediately arrested at the scene.  All three individuals were transported to hospital for treatment of various injuries.

The two victims and suspect are local un-housed residents and have all since been released from hospital.

23-year-old Nicholas Morrison-Dault has been charged with one count of Aggravated Assault and has been remanded in custody.

The investigation is ongoing, says Sergeant Shane Worth of the Oceanside RCMP. If anyone witnessed this incident and has not yet spoken with investigators, they are asked to contact the Oceanside RCMP quoting file # 2023-9264.

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Email: shane.worth@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Website: bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/oceanside (English only)

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