Woman taken to hospital in critical condition after being stabbed in head area

At about 4:45 p.m. on July 14, an Ottawa Paramedic Service response unit was in the Rideau and Cumberland Street area when the driver noticed the injured woman.

A woman in her 20s was taken to hospital in critical condition on Tuesday afternoon after being found in the 200 block of Rideau Street with stab wounds in the head area. At about 4:45 p.m. on July 14, an Ottawa Paramedic Service response unit — an SUV with one paramedic in it — was in the Rideau and Cumberland Street area when the driver noticed the injured woman. He called it in, and an ambulance was then sent to the scene to transport the woman to hospital.

She was initially listed to be in critical but stable condition, an Ottawa paramedic spokesperson said Tuesday evening. There were no further details immediately available. Our website is your destination for up-to-the-minute news, so make sure to bookmark our homepage and sign up for our newsletters so we can keep you informed.

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