A Leduc resident is worried about the growing amount of crime in the area after a hatchet attack resulted in severe injuries.
According to Cpl. Troy Savinkoff of the Alberta RCMP, police got reports of a man bleeding with severe injuries at an apartment building close to 46th Avenue and 47th Street in Leduc at 3 a.m. on Friday. When police arrived, they found a man with severe cuts on his body. Savinkoff mentioned the victim walked to his apartment after the attack.
The man was taken to the hospital with severe but not life-threatening injuries, Savinkoff mentioned.
Savinkoff mentioned officers then found a suspect who was drunk. An arrest was made but no charges have been filed yet. Savinkoff mentioned the Mounties are still investigating the incident and searching for more suspects.
The victim’s neighbor, who Global News isn’t identifying because she fears for her safety, mentioned the victim was banging on her door and yelling for help.
“There was loud screaming and banging on my front door. We all got out of bed … We thought it was police at first,” the woman said. “My son looked out the other window and he saw blood on our front deck. I saw a gentleman in a unit a couple of doors down from me laying on the ground and he was bleeding, not moving.”
The woman mentioned she wants the City of Leduc and the police to continue monitoring her neighborhood because she is concerned about increasing violence. She mentioned she is taking extra precautions to keep her family safe.
“It never used to be this way. You could stay out at all hours and you can be safe,” she said. “I will be keeping my kids indoors once it goes dark.”
