Passengers assaulted in 2 separate incidents on city buses Sunday: Winnipeg police

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· Posted: Apr 14, 2025 5:19 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

A Winnipeg transit rider was stabbed and taken to infirmary and different was besides physically assaulted aft 2 abstracted incidents connected metropolis buses Sunday, constabulary said.

Officers responded to a study of an battle connected a transit autobus astir Disraeli Freeway and Henry Avenue, astatine the borderline of South Point Douglas, astatine astir 10:25 p.m. connected Sunday, metropolis constabulary said successful a merchandise Monday afternoon.

Police said a 31-year-old rider was physically assaulted aft helium saw 2 men making unwanted advances connected a 20-year-old woman, and intervened. The 2 suspects past attempted to bargain his spot earlier getting disconnected the autobus adjacent Disraeli Freeway and Martha Street, the merchandise said.

In the aboriginal hours of Sunday, police had besides responded to a stabbing onboard a autobus astir Morley Avenue and Hugo Street South, successful South Osborne.

Police said a 22-year-old antheral was taken to infirmary with a superior upper-body wounded aft that attack. It said respective suspects fled earlier constabulary responded to the incident, which happened soon aft midnight.

The merchandise said the unfortunate had besides intervened successful an incident, this clip involving a verbal confrontation betwixt a 23-year-old pistillate and a group of pistillate suspects.

Police said nary 1 has been arrested successful narration to the stabbing, and the probe is inactive ongoing.

Two men, 36 and 28, look 2 charges of robbery each successful narration to the Sunday evening incidental successful Point Douglas. The 36-year-old was detained successful custody waiting disposition, portion the 28-year-old was released connected an undertaking, constabulary said.

Neither the pistillate nor the antheral rider who intervened successful the incident required aesculapian attraction aft that assault, constabulary said.

Police besides announced Monday they'd made 2 arrests on a stabbing connected a transit autobus that happened astir Portage and Main earlier this month.

A 21-year-old antheral has been charged with robbery, battle with a weapon, possession of a weapon, and failing to comply with information of merchandise bid successful narration to the stabbing of different 21-year-old antheral connected April 2. A 16-year-old is besides facing akin charges, constabulary said.

Both suspects were arrested connected Saturday.