Hamilton Police seek the public’s assistance in identifying the individual responsible for a stabbing that sent a 47-year-old Waterdown man to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

On Monday, March 22, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Hamilton Police responded to the intersection of Main Street North and John Street East in Waterdown, in regards to a stabbing that had just occurred. Police learned that the victim was walking with his spouse in the area when the suspect approached and stabbed him multiple times without provocation. The spouse was knocked to the ground during the incident and she received minor injuries. The victim was transported to hospital and treated for his injuries.

The suspect was believed to be carrying an edged weapon and was last seen fleeing the area, eastbound on John Street East towards Mill Street North. Police are asking the public to check their security cameras for any suspicious activity. Expect a police presence in the area as they canvass for witnesses and video surveillance footage.

If members of the public have any information as to the whereabouts of the suspect, they are asked not to approach him and to call 911 immediately.

Suspect Description:

• Male white
• Darker complexion 
• Approximately 30-years-old
• 5’4
• Thin build
• Pointy nose
• Black hooded sweatshirt
• Dark pants

If you have any information that you believe could assist Police with this investigation, you are asked to contact the Acting Detective Amberlee Rodgers at (905) 546-8967 or Detective Sergeant Marco DelConte at (905)-546-3851 of the Division 3 Criminal Investigations Branch.

To provide information anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit an anonymous tip online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com