'Stabbed multiple times by a stranger': Halifax Police seek suspect in connection with random stabbing

Halifax Regional Police is looking for help in finding a suspect in connection with a stabbing in the city Friday evening.

Halifax Regional Police is looking for help in finding a suspect in connection with a disturbing incident in the city Friday evening.

A man in his 50s suffered serious injuries when he was stabbed outside a downtown restaurant.

Joe Bellefontaine identifies the victim as his son, 56-year-old Steve Bellefontaine.

Joe got the news in a frantic phone message from the younger man's fiancé.

"And when I called her, she told me that my son was stabbed multiple times by a stranger," said Joe.

The family says the incident was completely random.

The nightmare-scenario played out in the heart of downtown Halifax Friday evening.