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RCMP in Antigonish has charged a woman with attempted murder after a stabbing on College Street on January 3. Police were called to the scene around 11:45 pm. The assault was alleged to have occurred between two groups of people. When police arrived they found a 21-year-old man suffering from a stab wound to his abdomen.
The man was taken to hospital and two people were arrested at the scene a 30-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man were held in police custody overnight. Police determined there was no evidence to support charges against the 27-year-old man and was released from custody.
30-year-old Cassandra Jane Desmond of Antigonish has been charged with attempted murder and appeared via teleconference in court on January 5th and was released on conditions by the court, she is due back in court later this month no one else was injured during the incident.
