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Colin Dube-Wheat, 21, was initially stabbed on July 14. According to a gofundme campaign launched shortly after, he was in the downtown core in Campbell River when he heard pleas for help and rushed to respond, He said he was then stabbed in the chest and suffered injuries to his lung and heart. He was airlifted to Victoria General Hospital, and released on July 22.
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Police later reported that on July 29 they were called to the 900 block of Cedar St, where a 22-year-old had allegedly stabbed a 21-year-old in what they described as 香蕉视频直播渁ttempted murder,香蕉视频直播� adding that it may have been drug-related. They say a suspect then resisted arrest, sending two members of the Campbell River RCMP to hospital. The suspect was also taken to the hospital for treatment, as was the victim.
In a statement released to the Mirror through family, Dube-Wheat says he was victim in question.
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It was then, the statement says, that the visit with his friends took a dark turn.
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He suffered at least seven stab wounds as a result of this latest attack, which required hours of surgery.
The statement indicates the family has been told this is an isolated, drug-induced, random attack. It concludes that Dube-Wheat was with his friends to 香蕉视频直播渉ave support socially,香蕉视频直播� and that the father of a two-year-old daughter 香蕉视频直播渄oes not use any illicit drugs, and is not involved in the drug industry.香蕉视频直播�
A GoFundMe campaign started by his cousin Jen Fyfe raised over $23,000 since the initial stabbing on July 14. In the wake of negative statements regarding Dube-Wheat via social media, Fyfe said after the second stabbing that donors could receive refunds.
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The Mirror has reached out to the RCMP, however a spokesperson was unavailable for comment Wednesday. This story will be updated if more information comes available.
Edward Hitchins
edward.hitchins@campbellrivermirror.com
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