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Man stabbed repeatedly over cigarettes: Saskatoon police

Police say that a man and a woman demanded cigarettes and then began stabbing a 26-year-old man.
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A man was stabbed in the alley of the 1600 block of Main Street in Saskatoon. Police say a man and woman had demanded cigarettes.

SASKATOON – A 26-year-old man is recovering in hospital following a stabbing early Sunday morning.  

At approximately 12:45 a.m., Sept. 24, Saskatoon police were called to a business in the 1500 block of 8th Street East. When they arrived they found an injured man. He told police that he had approached a group of people in the alley of the 1600 block of Main Street. A man and a woman demanded cigarettes and then began stabbing him. He was able to walk to the business for assistance.

The male suspect is described as 5-foot-10 with shoulder-length black hair and a beard.  He was wearing black pants, a black shirt and a blue vest. 

The female suspect is described as 5-foot-8 with long straight black hair. She was holding a yellow object at the time of the attack. Police didn’t elaborate on what the object was.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the SPS at 306-975-8300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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