Tag: stabbing

Man Held in Stabbing of Police Dog for Second Time This Year

SAN DIEGO—A man sentenced in January to a year in jail for stabbing a San Diego police dog was arrested again Friday on suspicion of stabbing another police dog, authorities said today. Dedrick Jones, 35, was jailed Friday and faces seven possible felony counts, including harming a police dog and assault with a deadly weapon,…


Teacher Suffers Mild Injuries in Stabbing in Montreal High School, Suspect Arrested

MONTREAL—A suspect is in custody after a stabbing at a Montreal high school that sent a teacher to hospital with mild injuries. Montreal police say the incident occurred at about 10 a.m. today at John F. Kennedy High School in the city’s north-end St-Michel neighbourhood They say the suspect, who is believed to be a…


Man Arrested Following Fatal Stabbing in London Surburb

A man was arrested on Saturday morning after a stabbing incident on Friday evening left one dead and one seriously injured, Metropolitan police said. The unidentified man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder and has been taken into custody at a London police station. A man believed to be in his…


Perth School Students Arrested in Alleged ‘Plot to Kill’ Teacher

A Perth high school girl who allegedly stabbed her teacher on Monday has been charged with plotting with another teenager to allegedly kill the educator. Police alleged the 14-year-old girl received a knife from a 13-year-old girl at Willetton Senior High School on Monday morning and used it to stab the teacher, a Year 8…


Stabbing Sparked by Dispute Over Amount of Sugar in McDonald’s Coffee, NYPD Says

By Thomas Tracy From New York Daily News NEW YORK—An irate McDonald’s customer stabbed another customer in Midtown Manhattan following a dispute over the amount of sweetener in his morning coffee, police said Wednesday. The 57-year-old victim was eating inside the McDonald’s on Eighth Avenue near W. 35th Street about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday when the…


Driver Fatally Stabbed by Passenger in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A driver was stabbed to death by a passenger inside a car in Long Beach today. Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officers were dispatched at about 12:15 p.m. to the intersection of East Louise Street and Linden Avenue on reports of a traffic collision and found the wounded man lying in the driveway…


Woman Walking Her Dog in Atlanta Park Stabbed to Death

ATLANTA—A woman who was walking her dog in one of Atlanta’s most popular parks has been stabbed to death, authorities said. Katherine Janness, 40, was found dead in Piedmont Park around 1 a.m. Wednesday, police said. Her dog had also been killed. Authorities are searching for a suspect. Police on Wednesday released a photo of…


Mali’s President Says He Was Unharmed in Stabbing Attempt

BAMAKO, Mali—Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita said he was unharmed after a man tried to stab him Tuesday at the Grand Mosque in the capital amid celebrations for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Goita, a special forces colonel who staged two coups within nine months to become the transitional leader, spoke to the West…


Afghan Man Gets Life for March Stabbing Rampage in Sweden

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A 22-year-old Afghan asylum-seeker was convicted Wednesday of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for a knife attack that injured seven people in a southern Swedish town earlier this year. Tamin Sultani was shot by police and arrested after an 18-minute rampage on March 3. Investigators who dismissed terrorism as a motive charged…


3 Killed, 5 Seriously Injured in Germany Knife Attack

WUERZBURG, Germany—Three people were killed and five seriously injured in a knife attack in southern Germany on Friday by a 24-year-old Somali immigrant, described by officials as having been placed under compulsory psychiatric treatment in recent days. Police stopped and arrested the attacker in the town of Wuerzburg by firing a bullet through his thigh….