33-year-old charged with aggravated assault following domestic violence incident: AbbyPD

ABBOTSFORD — The Abbotsford Police Department says a 33-year-old faces two counts of aggravated assault as the result of an investigation by its Major Crime Unit.

According to a news release from Constable Art Stele, media relations spokesperson for the AbbyPD, 33-year-old Tu Cuong Tran is facing two counts of aggravated assault stemming from a reported stabbing that happened just over a week ago.

On Saturday, September 16, at 6:49 p.m., AbbyPD responded to a reported a stabbing at a residential complex in the 1900 block of McCallum Road. According to Constable Stele, the event resulted in two victims being rushed to hospital with life-threatening stab wounds and the suspect being arrested and transported to hospital with serious, self-inflicted injuries.

The investigation also uncovered the event arose as the result from intimate partner violence, calling attention to the often serious level of violence unfortunately present in some relationships.