Charges have been laid on two individuals from Richmond and Surrey for the stabbing of a teenager on a bus last summer.
The Metro Vancouver Transit Police announced Wednesday that Richmond's Ramadhan Ibrahim-Hussein, 19, and an unnamed 17-year-old Surrey resident have been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a stabbing that took place on Jul. 22, 2023.
The victim and his girlfriend had gotten into an altercation with two individuals at Guildford Mall shortly before 3 p.m. due to derogatory comments allegedly made to the girlfriend, according to Transit Police's media release.
He then boarded a bus with his girlfriend at 104th Avenue and 152nd Street after the "brief interaction," but the two individuals later boarded the same bus at the next stop and a second altercation took place.
One of the suspects had removed a knife from his pocket, according to the release, and proceeded to stab the victim in the stomach before exiting onto 104th Avenue.
The victim was sent to the hospital for emergency surgery.
Ibrahim-Hussein and the Surrey resident, who could not be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, were arrested without incident after a three-month-long investigation on Sept. 26, 2023 and both individuals were known to police.
“The suspects had their faces covered and were wearing nondescript clothing at the time of the alleged offence, making identification difficult," said Cst. Amanda Steed, Transit Police spokesperson.
"The investigation highlights that violent crime will never be tolerated on transit and all steps will be taken by Transit Police to hold offenders accountable for their actions.”
