Chilliwack RCMP arrest two men following alleged stabbing near Liumchen Forest Service Road, off Chilliwack Lake Road

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Mounties have arrested two men in connection with an alleged stabbing that transpired near Liumchen Forest Service Road off Chilliwack Lake Road early Monday morning.

According to a press release issued Wednesday (Sept. 7), Chilliwack RCMP were called just before 2 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 5 to a report of a stabbing in the area of Liumchen Creek Forest Service Road off Chilliwack Lake Road.

Preliminary investigation suggests that a large group of youth had been camping in the area when an altercation ensued between the group and two other young men who were not known to the group. During the altercation, two youth were assaulted by a man with a knife. The victims, aged 16 and 17 years, were treated for lacerations which were non life threatening in nature.

Chilliwack RCMP arrested two 18-year-old men in connection to this incident. One man has been released without charge while the other has been released on an undertaking to appear in court on September 27.