Sherwood Park stabbing suspect arrested in Edmonton: RCMP
File photo of two RCMP vehicles.
A 32-year-old man was arrested Saturday for allegedly stabbing a woman in Sherwood Park earlier in December.
On Dec. 5, RCMP were called to an apartment on Clover Bar Road. When they arrived, officers found a 28-year-old woman with serious, life-threatening injuries.
She was taken to the hospital and was expected to survive.
Police issued a warning to the public about the man, who was believed to be armed and dangerous, on Dec. 13.
He was arrested in Edmonton two days later on charges of aggravated assault and failure to comply with a probation order.
No update has been given on the condition of the woman.
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