Calgary police seek suspect who stabbed woman

Calgary police are trying to identify a man who allegedly stabbed a woman multiple times in the city’s southwest.

According to a Wednesday morning news release, police said the incident happened in an alley behind the 600 block of 5 Avenue S.W. on Thursday, Sept. 22. The woman was taken to hospital in critical condition, officers said.

Police said the victim and suspect knew each other but the victim does not know the suspect’s identity.

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The suspect is described as approximately five-foot-ten with a medium build and dark hair. Police said he was wearing a green parka with a fur-lined hood, blue jeans and brown shoes at the time of the attack.

Anybody who has information about the suspect or incident are asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or Crime Stoppers.