Members of the Estevan Police Service (EPS) have released details on a stabbing that occurred on the weekend.

The EPS received a report Saturday evening of a 24-year-old man who had been stabbed following a break and enter into a residence in the south-central area of Estevan. The man received emergency medical treatment on-scene and was subsequently transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital for further assessment and treatment.

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The victim spent several nights in hospital.

Deputy Police Chief Murray Cowan said the EPS believes they have recovered the weapon, which Cowan described as a household knife.

Cowan stressed there is no risk to public safety, as the suspect and the victim are known to each other. It was not a domestic incident.

“The members are looking into the motive behind this thing. There is some suspicion that it is and could be drug-related.”

The EPS has a suspect, but they can’t release much information to preserve the integrity of the investigation.

Search warrants were executed at two associated residences to locate additional evidence related to the crime.

At this time as the investigation is ongoing.

The Mercury will have more details as they become available.