A woman has serious injuries after she was stabbed in central Toronto on Monday evening.
Toronto police said a woman was stabbed near Church and Granby streets, the area just above Toronto Metropolitan University, after 6 p.m.
Duty Inspector Jeff Bangild told reporters a woman in her 30s was at a beauty salon and had placed her purse on the ledge when a male suspect walked past taking her purse and running down the street.
Bangild said the woman chased after the suspect, caught up to him and confronted him. He took out a large knife and stabbed her in the arm and torso, Bangild said.
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Paramedics told Global News they rushed a woman to hospital from the area with serious injuries. They said she was in stable condition.
The suspect is described as a man around 20 to 30 years old. He was last seen wearing a dark puffy jacket, dark khaki jeans, and a backpack.
Bangild said the suspect was last seen running southbound on Yonge Street with the victims purse and with the weapon used in the stabbing.
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Both Granby Street and part of Church Street were closed on Monday evening as police investigated.
— With files from Gabby Rodrigues
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