Man allegedly attacks woman camping in Lawrence with a knife

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - A man is under arrest after allegedly using a knife to attack a woman who was camping in Lawrence Wednesday night.

On Thursday, May 2 the Lawrence Kansas Police Department (LKPD) issued a press release regarding the incident. Police responded to the 800 block of Pennsylvania just before midnight on May 1 on a report of a stabbing.

The victim said she was camping at a nearby campsite when an argument started and a man she knew pulled a knife and stabbed her in the thigh. The victim was taken to an area hospital where she's expected to recover.

Following an investigation, a suspect was later arrested at Ninth and New Hampshire and taken to the Douglas County Correctional Facility. The LKPD didn't immediately list the charges the suspect is facing.

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