A woman says her life was saved by the quick action of one officer who rushed to her aid after she was stabbed multiple times during an attack by her estranged partner on New YearSA国际影视传媒檚 Eve.
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The woman was rushed to Stanton Territorial Hospital from a Williams Avenue home with serious injuries Monday night just after 8:30 p.m.
Around 8:05 p.m., the woman says she was watching the New YearSA国际影视传媒檚 Eve fireworks display from her balcony with her children before the viewing was violently interrupted. She tells Yellowknifer her ex viciously attacked her, first while holding her 19-month-old baby. The woman said after handing the child to a relative, she was stabbed an additional six times as she tried to fend off her attacker. She said man had entered her home by breaking a window.
announced late Wednesday afternoon that Tariq St. Croix, 24, has been charged with attempted murder, break and enter and failing to comply with probation and recognizance orders. He fled the scene but was located and arrested shortly afterwards, state police. Charges against him have not been proven in court.
The victim says she sustained near-lethal knife wounds to her chest, face, stomach and hand, causing her to bleed profusely. By the time arrived at the scene, about 10 minutes after the attack, she had already run out of pillows and blankets to try to stop the bleeding, she said.
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But a lone Mountie who arrived at the scene wouldnSA国际影视传媒檛 let her, she said.
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The victim, who was released from hospital Tuesday after receiving multiple stitches, says sheSA国际影视传媒檚 recovering at home -- but still dealing with the physical and emotional toll of the stabbing.
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St. Croix has been remanded into custody and will appear in court on Jan 4.