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.
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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