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Officers responded to a residence in the city’s Beverwyck neighborhood, near Sherman and Quail streets, for a stabbing at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2.
Inside the home, they found a woman, 31, suffering from stab wounds to her torso, legs, and hands, Albany Police said. She was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital in stable condition.
An investigation found that another resident of the home, Elijah Thomas, 34, stabbed the woman in front of two young children during a domestic dispute, police said. Neither child was injured.
Authorities did not speculate on what led up to the attack, or say how the two are related.
Thomas was arrested at the scene on suspicion of the following:
- Attempted murder
- Attempted assault
- Assault
- Tampering with physical evidence
- Endangering the welfare of a child
- Aggravated criminal contempt
- Criminal contempt
- Criminal possession of a weapon
Following arraignment in Albany City Criminal Court, he was remanded to the Albany County jail.
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