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Woman charged in weekend home invasion, stabbing in Kelowna

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Sep, 2024 02:54 PM
  • Woman charged in weekend home invasion, stabbing in Kelowna

A 24-year-old woman faces a charge for what RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say was a home invasion where another woman was repeatedly stabbed.  

Officers responded to the call on Saturday and found a 28-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries after she had been stabbed several times. 

RCMP say the unknown suspect left the scene after "being confronted" by others in the home, but officers found a woman who matched her description later the same day.

She has been charged with aggravated assault.

The woman remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. 

Police say the victim was is in a stable condition in hospital on Monday.

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