A man is facing charges after assaulting another man on a Halifax Transit bus Sunday morning.

Police say it was around 10:20 a.m. when a man approached another man, not known to him, on a bus on Robie Street and stabbed him with what RCMP describe as a small, pointed object.

The suspect ran away, and the victim was treated at the scene.

The 37-year-old was arrested in the area shortly after and will appear in court this afternoon.

Police lay assault charges

Halifax Regional Police has charged a man in relation to an assault that occurred in Halifax yesterday.

At approximately 10:20 p.m. officers responded to an assault that had just occurred on a Halifax Transit bus, which was travelling in the area of… pic.twitter.com/lbKAyCyILh

— Halifax_Police (@HfxRegPolice) April 22, 2024