3 charged for alleged assault outside Cape Breton shopping plaza
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Three people are facing aggravated assault charges in connection to an alleged attack on two victims outside a Cape Breton shopping plaza last week.
According to a news release from Cape Breton Regional Police, officers responded to a reported stabbing in the rear parking lot of Sobeys Prince Street in Sydney around 7:25 p.m. on April 19. They found two men with serious injuries, one of whom required emergency surgery.
Police arrested two people at the scene that night, along with a third person on Thursday.
Matthew Lloyd Senior, 42, and Samantha Leigh Buffet, 24, were both charged with:
- aggravated assault
- assault with a weapon
- possession of a weapon
Senior is also facing breach of probation and other court order-related charges.
Jonathan Donald Burns, 21, was charged with aggravated assault and breaches of probation and court orders.
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