A woman was seriously injured by a knife on Saturday morning in the borough of Lachine, in Montreal. His life is out of danger and a suspect was arrested in the process.
A call was made to 911 around 11 a.m. concerning a woman with upper body injuries in a building on rue Camille, near rue Ouellette. The police located the victim, a seriously injured 30-year-old woman. She was conscious and was transported to a hospital, said a spokesperson for the Service de Police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), Véronique Dubuc.
The woman was allegedly assaulted inside the building by the suspect, a 47-year-old man who was arrested by police shortly after their arrival. He has a criminal record for multiple offenses of various kinds.
A security perimeter has been erected in the area.
A gun thrown out the window
As the police went to the building where the woman was assaulted, they saw a man throw an object through the window of his building, also on rue Camille. The police found that it was a modified pellet gun.
A perimeter was erected to locate the suspects in the building. A 40-year-old man has been arrested, and more arrests may be made. The operation is still in progress.
SPVM spokesperson Ms. Dubuc specifies that the two events are “in no way linked. »
To see in video