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N.S. man arrested after knife attack: RCMP

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A Mount Hanley, N.S., man is in custody after an alleged knife attack in New Minas over the weekend.

Officers responded to an injured man outside a Commercial Street business around 1:40 a.m. Saturday. According to an RCMP news release, a 26-year-old man was attacked with a knife by a man who is known to him.

Police learned the man fled the area in a Honda Civic. Officers spotted the car on Highway 1 and stopped it. They arrested Mackenzie Allen Moore, 26, and charged him with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

The release says the victim went to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Moore was scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

For more Nova Scotia news visit our dedicated provincial page.

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