HAMILTON — Police say they've arrested and charged a 39-year-old man accused of stabbing two female co-workers at a workplace in Hamilton.
Maple Leaf Foods says the incident took place at its facility in the city.
Police say officers responded to a report of an assault around 4 a.m. Thursday and found a woman in her late 40s and another in her late teens with multiple stab wounds.
Police say the women were taken to hospital and are in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
The force says a 39-year-old Hamilton man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault.
Maple Leaf Foods said it was "saddened and disturbed" by what had happened and was co-operating with police.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 25, 2021.
This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship.
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