A Vancouver police officer is recovering after being slashed Saturday night by a woman wielding a butcher knife.
At around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, an officer attended an apartment building on the west side of Vancouver to deal with “an emotionally distraught woman,” said Vancouver police spokesman Const. Brian Montague.
While the officer was standing in the hallway outside the women’s apartment speaking with her, “she suddenly produced a butcher-type knife from behind her back and started swinging,” Montague said.
The cop raised his arms in defence, and sustained a knife injury to his hand.
The woman then returned inside her apartment and “barricaded herself inside,” Montague said.
“After many hours of unsuccessful negotiations, police lost contact with the woman. Concerned for her own safety, the door was breached and entry was made into the apartment,” he said in an email.
Police arrested the woman.
The injured officer was treated in hospital, was released and is recovering at home.
