A 49-year-old Peterborough man who was arrested in August after allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old woman in a domestic violence incident has now been charged with attempted murder.
At around 6:50 p.m. on August 16, Peterborough police were called to a residence in the Southlawn Drive and Otonabee Drive area where they found the woman, who had sustained a knife injury, being treated by bystanders. The victim was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) for treatment.
After officers learned the suspect was still inside the home, they called in the Emergency Response Team (ERT) to help contain the residence and facilitate the man’s arrest. Just before 9 p.m., ERT entered the home and took the suspect into custody. The man was then taken to PRHC for treatment of injuries that happened during the initial incident.
The accused man, who was already wanted on an Ontario-wide warrant for another policing jurisdiction, was bound by a release order not to possess a weapon as defined by the Criminal Code. He was charged with aggravated assault, assault causing bodily harm (choking, suffocating, or strangling), uttering threats to cause death of bodily harm (spousal), and failure to comply with a release order (other than to attend court).
As a result of further investigation, the man has now been charged with attempt to commit murder. The accused man is in custody and will appear in court on Tuesday (September 2).
Police are not releasing the name of the accused man to protect the identity of the victim.
