From RCIPS

Woman Stabbed at Dive Shop in East End Thu Evening, 6 July

Just past 6:20PM Thursday evening, 6 July, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre dispatched police and emergency services to a report of a stabbing at a diving shop in East End.  A man known to the woman had come to her place of work and attacked her with a knife, stabbing her multiple times. Multiple employees of the shop intervened and two from the group were attacked, resulting them being physically assaulted with minor injuries.  The man then left the scene.

Police responded to the scene and then arrested the man, age 28 of East End, on suspicion of attempted murder at his residence shortly thereafter.  The man was on Court Bail for another matter at the time of the offense.

The victim was transported by ambulance to hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries.  She is now in stable condition.

The incident is under police investigation.  Anyone with information is encouraged to call Bodden Town CID at 947-2240.  Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via our Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777 or via the Miami-based call centre of Crime Stoppers at 800-8477(TIPS), or online at the link: https://www.tipsubmit.com/WebTips.aspx?AgencyID=681.

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