Knife-Wielding Stranger: Wrist Injury and Ambulance Bill

knife-wielding stranger: Both suffered non-life threatening injuries but Shayke now faces at least six months away from his new construction job due to the serious wrist injury he sustained in the assault, according to Metro News. The ambulance bill for the incident has also set the family back more than $1,000. Recent immigrants Talia Gohari and her husband, Shayke, were on break during a settlement orientation course when they were attacked by a knife-wielding stranger outside Altered Minds on Portage Avenue Thursday evening. Grace Eidse, executive director of Altered Minds, says the immigration services community – many of which are situated on the block – are accepting donations for the victims and will be meeting soon to address public safety concerns. We need to be more vigilant, she said. While there haven't been any other serious assaults involving newcomers in the area, Eidse worries about the effect Thursday incident had on students in the ENTRY Program, which helps 5,000 new immigrants settle in Winnipeg each year. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.