London police say a 26-year-old woman is facing a charge of aggravated assault after a 23-year-old woman was seriously injured in a daylight stabbing on Elizabeth Street, just north of Dundas Street.
According to police, the two women were arguing when one pulled out a folding knife and stabbed the other at around 5 p.m. Monday.
Citizens in the area tried to help the victim and a nearby police officer was flagged down by bystanders, police say.
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The officer applied a police-issued tourniquet on the victim to slow bleeding and paramedics transported the woman to hospital with a life-threatening injury. Police say she remains in hospital but is now listed in “fair condition.”
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The suspect, meanwhile, was reportedly found hiding in some bushes about 20 minutes after the incident. When officers found her she tried to flee on a bicycle but was stopped by an officer and arrested, police say.
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