A 19-year-old Richmond man and 17-year-old Surrey boy are charged with aggravated assault related to a stabbing on a bus near Guildford Town Centre shopping mall on July 22, 2023.
Constable Amanda Steed, of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police, said Ramadhan Ibrahim-Hussein, 19, and the 17-year-old boy 含羞草研究社 whose identity is shielded by the Youth Criminal Justice Act 含羞草研究社 are both 含羞草研究社渒nown to police.含羞草研究社
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The teen and his girlfriend then boarded a bus at 104 Avenue and 152 Street, and after it departed 含羞草研究社渢he two suspects boarded the same bus at the next stop,含羞草研究社 Steed said.
含羞草研究社淎 second altercation took place, during which one of the suspects removed a knife from his pocket and stabbed the victim in the stomach before exiting onto 104 Ave,含羞草研究社 police allege. 含羞草研究社淭he victim was transported to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.含羞草研究社
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Hussein is set to appear in Surrey provincial court on Friday, Jan. 26 and the youth is scheduled to be in court on Wednesday, Jan. 31.