Police have charged a local man with attempting to murder his brother with a pickaxe.

Kingston Police said in a news release that on Sunday at about 3 a.m. a couple was woken up by their son’s screaming. Going to him, they discovered that he had been stabbed with a pickaxe by his brother. The brother then fled on foot.

Police and Frontenac Paramedic Services both responded to the home and the son was taken to hospital. Police report that he is in critical, but stable condition.

At about 8 a.m. the same day officers found the brother at a coffee shop in the 2400 black of Princess Street and arrested him.

A 27-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault.

Anyone with more information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Jim Veltman at 613-549-4660 ext. 6300 or by email at jveltman@kingstonpolice.ca.

—The Whig-Standard