A six-year-old boy who was stabbed Sunday on a downtown Halifax street is now in stable condition, police say.
Elliott Chorny, 19, has been charged with attempted murder
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A six-year-old boy who was stabbed multiple times on a downtown Halifax street is now in stable condition, police say.
Halifax Regional Police provided the update on the boy’s health in an email to CBC News on Tuesday afternoon.
“An incident like the one we saw on Sunday — where a child is stabbed in what appears to be a random, unprovoked event — has sent shock waves through our community because it is not the type of event we typically see” in Halifax Regional Municipality, police spokesperson Marla MacInnis said.
The boy was found suffering from stab wounds around 1:20 p.m. AT Sunday on Barrington Street near Scotia Square Mall.
He was taken by ambulance to the IWK Health Centre with what were described at the time as life-threatening injuries.
Elliott Chorny, 19, was arrested at the scene of the crime and has since been charged with attempted murder.
She appeared in court on Monday.
The boy’s name is protected by a publication ban.
Following the stabbing, Andrea Hancock, Chorny’s mother, wrote in a social media post that her daughter is a “severely unwell person.”
Hancock said that she and Chorny’s father have been desperately trying for years to get Chorny help, including calling police, doctors and child protective services.
At the time of the attack, Hancock wrote that Chorny was homeless, and not living at home because of safety concerns.
Investigators have said they don’t believe the victim and the accused are known to each other.
