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Peterborough woman, 20, arrested following early morning stabbing: police

A Peterborough woman has been arrested following an early morning stabbing on Friday. Global News

A Peterborough woman has been arrested and charged following an early morning stabbing in the city on Friday.

According to the Peterborough Police Service, around 12:50 a.m. officers responded to a Hunter Street residence regarding an individual that had been stabbed.

The male victim was taken via ambulance to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, police said Friday afternoon.

As a result of the investigation, a 20-year-old woman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and failure to comply with a probation order.

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She was held in custody and is scheduled to appear in court later Friday, police said.

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Police say the woman and the victim were in a previous domestic relationship. In order to protect the identity of the victim, the name of the accused will not be released.

Police say investigators were at two scenes – one on Hunter Street, the other on Stewart Street.

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