HAMILTON — A woman has been charged with two counts of assault with a weapon following an alleged stabbing at Juravinski Hospital on Monday night, according to CHCH’s report of information provided by Hamilton police.

CHCH reports that officers responded around 9:30 p.m. after a 71-year-old man was allegedly attacked in a waiting room. His stab wound was described as non-life-threatening and he was treated at the hospital.

Police say the two were strangers

The report says police identified the accused as a 23-year-old woman of no fixed address and said she did not know the man. She allegedly fled on foot and threatened a security guard before being arrested.

The available report does not identify the weapon or explain a motive. The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.

Source: CHCH, October 1.

Supporting image: Hospital exterior photographed September 2, 2019, by Nephron / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; no connection to the alleged victim.