A 40-year-old Portage la Prairie man is hospitalized in critical condition after being assaulted on Friday night.
A Manitoba RCMP spokesperson told CTV News the incident took place outside a home in Somerset, a village about an hour and a half southwest of Winnipeg, around 10:45 p.m. Friday.
Mounties from the Pembina Valley detachment responded to reports of the assault and found the victim with life-threatening injuries.
He was taken to hospital by a STARS air ambulance and remains in critical condition on Sunday afternoon.
RCMP said a 33-year-old man was arrested at the scene, but no charges have been announced.
The investigation is ongoing.
