A 19-year-old man has been arrested and two people sent to hospital with stab wounds following an incident in a high-rise apartment building early Sunday morning.

Halifax Regional Police say the incident happened at 2:40 a.m. on the 10th floor of Park Victoria Apartments on South Park Street.

Officers received a 911 call from a man who claimed someone armed with a knife had broken into his apartment.

The victim told officers he was able to escape from his apartment, but believed the suspect was still on the 10th floor.

When police arrived on the 10th floor, officers heard a woman screaming down the hall. The woman was bleeding and stated that the suspect was still in her apartment

Police say officers entered the apartment and the suspect was taken into custody without incident

Both victims were taken to hospital with stab wounds. Police say the male victim had defensive cuts to his hands and the female victim had several cuts to her face and head area.

Their injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening.

Police say the assaults were unprovoked, as the accused and victims were not known to each other.

The 19-year-old suspect remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Monday to face charges of assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, overcoming resistance to commission of an offence (choking), forcible confinement and two counts of break and enter.