JusticeMan Faces Two Attempted-Murder Counts After Ottawa StabbingsAired October 2, 2026 at 7:22 AM UTCWritten October 2, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:09A stabbed woman boarded an Ottawa bus to seek safety and help.0:13She and a man suffered life-threatening injuries in two attacks blocks apart.0:17A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with both, including0:21two counts of attempted murder.0:23What does that arrest establish, and what remains unknown about whether these0:27attacks were random?0:28The woman reached public transport after being stabbed on Rideau Street.0:31She boarded an OC Transpo bus to find safety and help, then received treatment for0:36life-threatening injuries.0:37Her search for refuge carried the immediate consequences of the attack beyond the0:40street where it happened.0:41The attacks happened on October 1st, 2026.0:45The first was around 2.45 a.m., with a more specific account placing it just after0:49that time, near Sussex Drive, on the stretch of Rideau Street between Sussex and0:53Dalhousie Street.0:54The woman's age is given as 55 in one account, and as in her 50s in others.0:59Those descriptions fit together, but the broader age range does not independently1:02confirm that she was exactly 55.1:05The first police call was approximately 2.47 a.m.1:08A paramedic or 911 call was approximately 2.50 a.m.1:12Those are separate milestones, not competing precise times for the stabbing itself.1:16The second victim, a man, was stabbed near the Ottawa mission.1:20The second police response was at Daly Avenue and Waller Street, where officers1:24treated him before paramedics arrived.1:26He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.1:28His age has not been established.1:30The mission is a location reference.1:32Proximity does not establish that either victim or the accused used its services,1:37worked there, or had any connection to it.1:39The accused was arrested near the scene in connection with both stabbings that links1:44one defendant to both investigations.1:46It does not establish that he committed either attack, explain a motive, or1:50determine whether he knew either victim.1:52The charges include two counts each of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and1:57assault with a weapon, alongside unspecified additional offenses that identifies six2:02counts, not necessarily the complete total.2:04The additional offenses and a next court appearance date have not been verified.2:08These are allegations no verdict or sentence is established.2:12The man's age is consistently given as 42 in the two initial accounts, but it has2:16not been independently confirmed.2:18His exact name and spelling also remain unresolved.2:21The identification varies in both the first name, Wim or Joachim, and the surname2:26spelling, Lassard or Lissard.2:28None of those variants can be treated as a definitive correction of the others.2:32The exact legal identification and complete charge list still require confirmation.2:37The second stabbing's exact time is also unresolved.2:40The attacks are described as about 30 minutes apart, or less than 30 minutes apart.2:44A separate timing account puts the second police call less than 10 minutes after the2:48first call at approximately 2.47 a.m.2:51Less than 10 minutes fits inside less than 30, but the measurements are not2:54necessarily of the same events.2:56Attack times and emergency call times cannot be substituted for one another.3:00A further account mentions a report just after 3 a.m.3:03without establishing what that report concerned.3:05Adding 30 minutes to the first attack would create a precision the evidence does not3:09support.3:10The police assessments differ on randomness.3:12One position leaves it too early to determine whether the attacks were random or3:16whether the accused knew the victims.3:18Another describes the attacks as believed to be random, while a further assessment3:21says they appeared random.3:23Those latter descriptions are qualified investigative judgments, not proof of motive3:27or proof that everyone involved was a stranger.3:29At the morning stage, the events were being treated as two separate incidents.3:33Morning coverage was posted at 7.56 a.m.3:36Eastern Daylight Time.3:37The afternoon account appeared at 3.26 p.m.3:40without a specified time zone.3:41But publication times do not establish the order of the underlying police3:45statements.3:45The apparently random assessment cannot simply be declared a later correction of the3:49more cautious evening position.3:51The arrest resolves the immediate search for an accused, not the question of why3:55these attacks happened.3:56Randomness and any relationship between the accused and either victim remain4:00unestablished.4:01Police reported no ongoing threat to public safety and plan to maintain a presence4:05in the area.4:06That assurance concerns the immediate situation after the arrest.4:09It is not a conclusion about motive or a guarantee about every risk downtown.4:14Both victims had life-threatening injuries.4:16No verified subsequent hospital update establishes that either has recovered,4:20deteriorated, or died.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗