Man charged after double stabbing in Newmarket restaurant

A 40-year-old manis facing a slew of charges, including attempted murder,following a double stabbing inside a restaurant in Newmarket, Ont., police say.

Officers responded to reports of a stabbinginside a restaurant in the area of Davis Drive and Longford Drive around 9 p.m. on Sunday, York Regional Police said in a news release Tuesday. When they arrived, they found the suspect outsidethe restaurant and two victims with stab wounds near the entrance.

Police learned the suspect attacked a 34-year-old man with a knife inside the restaurant, stabbing him multiple times, according to the release. A 68-year-old man who attempted to stop the attack was also stabbed several times, and the suspect stole one of the victim's cell phones, police said.

The altercation moved into a parking lot outside the restaurant before bystanders intervened and subdued the suspect until police arrived, according to the release.

Both of the victims suffered non-life threatening injuries, and no one else was injured.

The accused is facing two counts of attempted murder, three counts of assault with a weaponand one count each of possessing a weapon for committing an offence, mischief to property and theft under $5,000.

York police are asking for anyone with information about the incident to contact its criminal investigation division.