A 12-year-old Lethbridge boy has been charged with the attempted murder of his younger brother, police said Friday.

On Aug. 27, police say a seven-year-old boy was stabbed that afternoon at a residence in the city’s north side. Police said the 911 call had been made after the boy’s father returned home and found him in serious medical distress.

The boy was taken by ambulance to Lethbridge’s Chinook Regional Hospital with critical injuries and was later airlifted to Edmonton Children’s Hospital. He is currently in stable condition in hospital.

Police said the boy’s 12-year-old brother told officers that an unknown male had entered the home and stabbed the child before fleeing the scene.

But early in its investigation, police determined that neighbours or the public faced “ no ongoi

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