A 26-year-old Guelph woman is facing several charges in a stabbing investigation that led to the seizure of a pocket knife and drugs.
Today around 8:30 a.m., police say they arrived at an apartment building where they found an adult female with serious stab wounds. She was transported to a Hamilton trauma centre and is now in stable condition, Guelph police said in a news release.
Approximately 45 minutes later, police located a woman in downtown who is believed to be involved in the stabbing and was arrested.
Police say both females know each other.
During the investigation, the Guelph police located a spring-assisted knife and several small packages with suspected crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine.
As a result, the 26-year-old is facing the following charges:
- aggravated assault
- assault with a weapon
- possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose
- possessing a prohibited weapon
- possessing a weapon, contrary to a prohibition order
- two counts of possessing a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking
She was held for a bail hearing taking place Monday, police said in the news release.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Const. Joel Apps of the Guelph Police Service Major Crime Unit at 519-824-1212, ext. 7162, or by email at [email protected].
