Boy charged after man stabbed for cigarettes

A 14-year-old boy has been charged in connection to a stabbing in Winnipeg's North End neighbourhood on Tuesday.

A 19-year-old man was attacked just before 1 p.m. after refusing a request for a cigarette, according to police.

After the stabbing, the attacker robbed the victim of a pack of cigarettes. The attacker was then chased off by a witness at the scene, near Selkirk Avenue and Andrews Street, police said.

The injured man was sent to hospital where he was treated and released.

Police blocked off a section of Selkirk Avenue as they investigated the incident and searched for the attacker.

The boy was located and arrested at a residence a few blocks away in the area of Flora Avenue and Powers Street.

Officers have also recovered the knife believed to have been used.

The boy has been charged with:

Robbery with a weapon.
Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.
Carrying a concealed weapon.
Failure to comply with a prior sentence.
Failure to comply with the conditions of an undertaking.
He has been detained in police custody.