Woman charged with attempted murder in Parma Court stabbing

A 42-year-old woman is facing several charges including attempted murder after a man was stabbed Sunday morning.

Police were called to the area of Victoria Park and Parma Court, near Eglinton Avenue, just after 9 a.m.

Police allege a man and a woman were arguing when the woman pulled out a knife and stabbed the man multiple times.

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The man, believed to be in his 40’s, was able to escape and get help. He was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening-injuries. The woman attempted to escape by jumping off a seventh floor balcony.

Deidre Martin of Toronto has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and weapons dangerous. She is scheduled to make a court appearance on Monday.