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Woman stabbed in neck, suspect arrested for attempted murder

Posted at 5:46 AM, May 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-11 05:46:24-04

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A woman suffered serious injuries when she was stabbed in the neck early Wednesday morning in Battle Creek.

Police say it happened at around 5:00 a.m. on Capital Ave NE.  When officers arrived, they found a 36-year-old victim with stab wounds to the neck, but the suspect had left the scene.  Police later caught the 49-year-old man and arrested him for attempted murder.

The victim was taken to the hospital, where she was last listed in serious but stable condition.