Brampton woman charged with attempted murder following stabbing incident
Published February 8, 2022 at 8:04 am
A Brampton woman is facing an attempted murder charge following a stabbing incident at a store in the city on Monday (Feb. 7).
According to Peel Police, the incident happened at a store in the area of Kennedy Road South and Queen Street at around 2 a.m.
It’s alleged the accused approached a woman in her 20s and stabbed her. Police said the victim and the accused are not known to each other.
The victim was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and her condition has since stabilized and her injuries are now considered non-life-threatening, police said.
The accused, Neha Sharma a 28-year-old resident of Brampton, was arrested at the scene and has been charged with attempted murder and was held for a bail hearing.
Anyone with any information on this incident is asked to contact investigators at the 22 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at 905-453–2121, extension 2233. Anonymous information may also be submitted by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.