Charges have been laid against a man accused of attacking several people with a machete in downtown Vancouver.
A statement from Vancouver police says 48-year-old Ibrahim Bakhit faces three separate charges, including counts of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
Court documents show Bakhit remains in custody and is due to return to court on Aug. 22.
Police were called to a rooming house above a popular cabaret in Vancouver’s entertainment district on Saturday after a man allegedly set fire to his suite and then attacked four people in the building.
Police say at least one of the victims has life-altering injuries.
Officers shot and seriously injured the suspect, prompting a review by the Independent Investigations Office, which examines all cases of police-involved death or serious injury in B.C.
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