CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A Warwick woman is facing charges after she allegedly cut two people with a pocketknife.
Cranston police say they were called to Alto Street around 11 a.m. Sunday morning.
The mother and daughter who live there told officers they were “slashed” with a pocketknife by the daughter’s ex-boyfriend’s current girlfriend.
Both women had lacerations to their arms and hands, according to police.
The suspect, 23-year-old Shania Vincent, of Warwick, allegedly fled the scene but was later arrested by police.
Vincent is being charged with felony assault with a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct.
She is expected to be arraigned by a Justice of the Peace.