(Ottawa) – On Saturday, September 12, 2009, at approximately 3:21am, Ottawa Police responded to a report of an assault in the 1400 block of Caldwell Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located a 50-year-old man with what appeared to be puncture wounds consistent with those from a syringe.

The police investigation revealed that the victim had a verbal altercation with a 28-year-old woman. The woman stabbed the victim with a syringe while making death threats to the victim and a third party.The Ottawa Paramedic Service treated the male victim at the scene and he is currently being treated for possible communicable disease contamination. 

Angela ARVISAIS, 28-years-old, of Ottawa, has been charged with attempted murder and uttering death threats. She will appear in court today.

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