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Female Suspect In Custody After Four People Stabbed On Bus In Brampton

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Jul, 2018 11:05 AM

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Police say four people were sent to hospital with non-life threatening injuries after being stabbed on a bus east of Toronto.

Peel regional police say they have charged a woman with four counts of attempted murder in connection with the stabbings, which took place Tuesday night in Brampton, Ont.

Officers say a 49-year-old Brampton man was taken to a Toronto trauma centre, while three Brampton women aged 28, 19 and 18 respectively were taken to a local hospital. Police say none of the injuries are life-threatening.

PR180249123 #Stabbing Road closes at Queen St / McVean #Brampton, female suspect in custody,
4 victims, only one taken to trauma center, serious injuries not life threatening. Call received at 9:17pm pic.twitter.com/EdPE64JTdR
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) July 4, 2018

Police say Jade Nelson, 20, is being held in custody until a bail hearing scheduled to take place this morning.

Officers were unable to say what triggered the stabbing.

Police Investigating Brampton Stabbing Incident - https://t.co/wZ3V5OTa0U
— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPoliceMedia) July 4, 2018

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