A West Vancouver teen is facing charges after police allege he stabbed an acquaintance at a local fast food joint.
Francesco Cartocci, 18, is charged with attempted murder and assault causing bodily harm after an incident that played out in the McDonald’s restaurant at Park Royal South last Wednesday night.
Police received the 9-1-1 call around 8:50 p.m. Upon arriving they found the victim with multiple stab wounds to the chest and neck.
The suspect fled the scene but later turned himself in at the West Vancouver Police Department.
The victim has since been released from hospital and is co-operating with police, according to Const. Jeff Wood, West Vancouver police spokesman.
Police say that Cartocci and the alleged victim have “known each other for a long time” and that an argument precipitated the stabbing, Wood said.
Cartocci was released on bail on Tuesday and is due back in court on Nov. 5.
Investigators are hoping anyone else who might have seen the fracas will contact the West Vancouver police detachment’s non-emergency line at 604-925-7300.
