A 30 year old woman, from Nanaimo, is in hospital recovering from multiple stab wounds.
Constable Gary O’Brien, of the Nanaimo RCMP, says she was walking on the waterfront around 10:15 last night (Wed) when she was attacked by a man with a knife.
O’Brien says when police arrived on scene bystanders had a 17 year old boy restrained on the ground.
He has been arrested and is currently in custody.
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O’Brien says police are trying to establish whether or not the two know each other.
He says if there is no connection it would be considered a random attack which is very rare in the community.
O’Brien says without the efforts of the bystanders the woman may have died as a result of her injuries.
