HRP release:

A child is in hospital after being stabbed in downtown Halifax on Sunday afternoon.

At approximately 1:20 p.m., police responded to the 1900 block of Barrington Street where a 6-year-old child was found suffering from multiple stab wounds. The child was taken by ambulance to the IWK with life-threatening injuries.

The suspect, a 19-year-old woman, was located at the scene and arrested for aggravated assault. The victim and the suspect are not believed to be known to each other.

The investigation is being led by the Integrated Criminal Investigative Division. Anyone who may have video from the area around the time of the incident is asked to call 902-490-5020.