Two Women Arrested After One Struck Another Woman's Hand With a Knife

Two Peterborough women are facing charges after an intimate partner violence incident, involving one woman striking another woman’s hand with a knife on Sunday afternoon.

Photo by David Tuan Bui.

At roughly 5 p.m., officers were dispatched to the fire station on Sherbrooke Street regarding a woman with a hand injury. Two women had been socializing near Millennium Park when a verbal argument escalated and one of the women was struck with a knife on the hand. The woman with the injury was treated and released by EMS at the scene. While the investigation was underway, the second woman walked by and was taken into custody.

A 53-year-old Peterborough woman was arrested and charged with:

  • Failure to comply with undertaking

A 59-year-old Peterborough woman was arrested and charged with:

  • Failure to comply with undertaking (party to the offence)

  • Assault with a weapon - spousal

The women knew each other and had been under conditions that prevented them from interacting.

Both women are being held in custody on Monday.

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