Accused arrested following Cumming Street stabbing

NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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Police have arrested an accused female involved in an evening assault on the city’s south side.

Offices with the service’s Uniform Patrol Branch were dispatched to a residential address in the 200 block of Cumming Street just after 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 following reports of an assault that had just occurred.

When officers arrived they located a male victim, who appeared to have non-life-threatening injuries sustained during a recent assault involving a weapon. Paramedics transported the victim to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for further assessment and treatment of his injuries.

An investigation led officers to identify and locate a suspect.

Police arrested a female accused and transported her to the TBPS Headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street.

Larissa Mary JACOB, 25, is charged with Assault with a Weapon, Failure to Comply with a Judicial Release, and Breach of Probation.

She appeared in bail court on Friday, June 26 and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date of Tuesday, June 30.