Just before 1:30am, on the morning of September 27, 2011, Central Plains RCMP were called to the residence in the 600 block of Spruce Bay in Portage la Prairie, where it was reported that a male had been assaulted with a weapon.
Investigation revealed that a 21-year-old Portage la Prairie resident was outside his residence when he was approached by an unknown male. The suspect asked the male for a cigarette and when he was turned down, the suspect swung at the victim with a weapon, which is believed to have been a knife. The suspect then fled on foot.
The victim was transported to the hospital with non life threatening injuries, treated and released.
Anyone with information about this incidents are asked to contact the Portage la Prairie RCMP at (204)857-4445 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Police continue to investigate.
