Police arrest suspect after woman stabbed in Brampton

WATCH: Peel police investigate a stabbing at 10 Peel Centre Drive in Brampton.

TORONTO – Peel Regional Police have arrested a male suspect after a woman was stabbed in Brampton early Tuesday morning.

The incident happened around 6 a.m. near Queen Street and Central Park Drive.

Witnesses told police the stabbing took place inside a vehicle and passersby came to the rescue of the victim, pulling her out of the car.

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Police said the suspect then fled the scene in the vehicle which was later involved in a collision near Steeles Avenue and Airport Road.

The man managed to evade officers following a brief pursuit but police were able to locate him around 9 a.m.

“This appears to be an isolated incident. There is a relationship between the two people,” Cst. Ruttan said.

Peel EMS say the woman was stabbed multiple times in the upper body and is in stable condition at a trauma centre.

An air ambulance was needed to transport the victim to hospital.