Two people were stabbed at Surrey Memorial Hospital over the weekend in what police are calling an unprovoked assault.
On Saturday, May 13th, just before 10:30pm, Surrey RCMP received a report of a stabbing at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
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“The initial report indicated that two people had sustained injuries and the suspect was being detained by hospital security,” states Cpl. Vanessa Munn.
When police arrived on scene, they discovered that a 16-year-old and a 51-year-old from the same family had sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Yesterday, 24-year-old Alex Joseph Flett was charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon. Flett remains in custody awaiting his next court appearance.
“This was a disturbing incident for all those impacted, including the victims, their family, patients, visitors and staff at the hospital,” says Surrey RCMP Media Relations Officer, Cpl. Vanessa Munn. “We are grateful for the very quick actions of hospital security, who were able to intervene, holding the suspect as police quickly arrived to take the man into custody.”