Woman airlifted to hospital in critical condition after being stabbed in Peterborough

A woman was airlifted to hospital having been stabbed in a quiet residential street in Peterborough on Saturday night.

Police were called at just after 8pm on Saturday, June 23, with a report of a man with a knife at a property in Viney Close, Eastfield, Peterborough.

The police cordon remains in place in Viney Close in Peterborough.placeholder image
The police cordon remains in place in Viney Close in Peterborough.
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Armed officers responded and found a woman in her 50s at the property with stab wounds.

The police cordon remains in place in Viney Close in Peterborough.placeholder image
The police cordon remains in place in Viney Close in Peterborough.

She was airlifted to hospital and remains in a critical condition.

A scene has been put on the property and an investigation has been launched.

A 56-year-old man has been arrested and is in police custody.

Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting incident 401 of 23 June or visit www.cambs.police.uk/report.

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