HAMILTON, Ont. – Hamilton police have arrested a 43-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing another woman in a brawl on Saturday night.
The incident took place around 8:30 p.m. in an apartment complex on MacNab Street North, near Burlington Street West.
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Police say two men were fighting when the two women joined in.
It’s alleged the accused hit one of the men several times with a bat, then pulled out a knife and stabbed the other woman.
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Paramedics took the 56-year-old stabbing victim to hospital, where she died.
A 49-year-old man was treated in hospital for minor injuries and released.
Police say the accused will be charged with second-degree murder and assault with a weapon.
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