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Woman stabbed in West End 7-Eleven
CBC News
Posted: Mar 10, 2013 10:29 AM PT
Last Updated: Mar 10, 2013 10:27 AM PT
A 30-year-old Vancouver woman was attacked and stabbed inside a 7-Eleven convenience store in the West End early Sunday morning.
Vancouver police say the attack happened at around 5:30 a.m. in the convenience store located on Denman Street, at Comox Street. The woman was stabbed multiple times, and rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
A woman was stabbed inside the 7-Eleven in Vancouver's West End early Sunday morning. (Emily Elias/CBC)The suspect, a 39-year-old Vancouver man was wrestled to the ground by witnesses and held until police arrived.
Police say the man is known to them, but the motive for the attack is unclear.
Police said the attack "appears to be random."
Late Sunday morning, police reported that the victim was in stable condition in hospital.
With files from the CBC's Emily EliasShare Tools
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