Arrest made in stabbing that injured two
Two people were stabbed Monday night and one person was arrested following an incident on the 800-block of Sanger Street.
A 50-year-old man was arrested around 9 p.m. when authorities were called to the scene.
According to reports, a 33-year-old woman was stabbed four times in the face, head and arm; and a 54-year-old man – the landlord of the building — was stabbed in the arm when he tried to break up the fight.
The victims were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center. More details about the arrest have not been released.
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