BOSTON (WHDH) - A Boston man is facing an armed assault with intent to murder charge in connection with the near-fatal stabbing of a woman in Roxbury on Monday, officials said.
Officers responding to a report of a person stabbed in the area of 21 Howard St. around 5:44 a.m. learned that a woman had been dropped off at an area hospital with a life-threatening stab wound, according to Boston police.
The victim remains in critical condition but is expected to survive.
After an investigation, police arrested Joelkiss Gutierrez-Hidalgo, 22, of Dorchester.
He is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court on charges of armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury.
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