Woman, 22, charged following double stabbing in Halifax

HALIFAX – A 22-year-old woman has been charged following a double stabbing in Halifax on Wednesday night.

Hanna Jessica Bauer has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a weapon for dangerous purposes.

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Around 7:25 p.m. Wednesday, Halifax police were called to a disturbance at a residence on North Street near Maynard Street. Responding officers found a young woman who had been stabbed, and she was taken to hospital.

After the Emergency Response Team arrived to help contain the area, two more women were taken from the scene — Bauer and another victim who had been stabbed.

Both victims suffered non-life threatening injuries.

Bauer was due to appear in court on Thursday.

Police say all three people knew each other.