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Man charged after Main Street stabbing

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 09/8/2012 11:00 AM

A man is in stable condition after being stabbed on Friday night.

Winnipeg police said today the 46-year-old man was found in the area of the 500 block of Main Street with stab wounds to his lower body at about 11:25 p.m.

Police said the man was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Police said the man and a suspect he knew were in a fight before the stabbing.

The suspect was still there when police arrived and was arrested.

Gilbert Eugene Leclaire, 39, of Winnipeg, has been charged with assault with a weapon and possession of a dangerous weapon.

Leclaire was detained in custody.

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