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1 dead in Victoria stabbing

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 10 Apr, 2024 01:36 PM
  • 1 dead in Victoria stabbing

Police in Victoria are looking for witnesses to come forward after a man was fatally stabbed.

Officers were called to the scene shortly before midnight last night and found the man suffering from stab wounds.

He at the scene of his injuries despite emergency medical treatment from paramedics who attended.

No one has been arrested, and police are now asking anyone who may have information to contact major crime investigators.

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