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One man hit with axe, another stabbed in two Churchill Drive fights involving teens Sept. 11

Five youth ranging in age from 10 to 14 years old were arrested in Thompson Sept. 11 after two fights on Churchill Drive that resulted in two adult males being taken to hospital. A 58-year-old man was struck by an axe in the first fight around 7 p.m.
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Five youth ranging in age from 10 to 14 years old were arrested in Thompson Sept. 11 after two fights on Churchill Drive that resulted in two adult males being taken to hospital.

A 58-year-old man was struck by an axe in the first fight around 7 p.m. and a 34-year-old man suffered a stab wound in the second incident, which took place just after 10 p.m.

A 13-year-old has charges of assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose pending for the first fight.

The second fight involved a large group of teens fighting. Police arrived and located four of those involved after they fled – a 10-year-old, two 13-year-olds and a 14-year-old – but they were released without charges because the victim did not wish to cooperate with police.

Four youth had been seen lurking around vehicles on Ash Street around 9:55 p.m. The woman who reported them to RCMP said she yelled at them, suspecting they were trying to break into the vehicles, and they all ran away before police arrived. The only description given was that they were all wearing dark clothing and hats.

An RCMP spokesperson said there isn’t currently enough evidence to suggest that the Ash Street call and second Churchill Drive fight are connected.

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