A City of Nanaimo employee was the victim of a stabbing incident Tuesday morning.
Nanaimo City Employee Attacked
By Steve Young
The assault occured in Maffeo Sutton Park on Comox road around 10 am.
Police say a 58 year old male was assaulted with syringes in the washroom at the park suffering wounds to his face and abdomen.
Two assailants fled but the male provided a detailed statement to police before he was transported to Nanaimo Regional Hospital.
The suspects were described as: a Caucasian male, 5'10 with a red beard, wearing a red coat, jeans and a large medallion around his neck.
The second: a Caucasian male, dark hair, wearing dark clothes, who sustained facial injuries during the attack on the victim.
The investigation is ongoing.