Eskasoni RCMP Detachment has charged a man with attempted murder and other offences following a stabbing in Eskasoni.

On October 23, at approximately 2:20 a.m., RCMP officers responded to a report of an injured man on Noel R St. 

Officers learned that the 21-year-old victim, who was transported to hospital by EHS with life-threatening injuries, and another man had engaged in a consensual fight that escalated.

Landon Joseph Paul, 25, of Eskasoni, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. 

Paul was remanded into custody and is due to appear in Sydney Provincial Court on October 26. 

The investigation is ongoing, with support from Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit and RCMP Forensic Identification Services.