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Man Stabbed in Newark North Ward Domestic Violence Incident

Newark

Police took a woman into custody and charged her with a domestic violence attack that left a man injured in Newark's North Ward on Wednesday evening. 

In the incident, police responded to reports of an injured person in the 800 block of Franklin Avenue just before 6 p.m.

Several Police units arrived at the scene and found a man suffering a stab wound in his head at that location.

Domestic violence

Police say the victim was transported to the hospital for treatment while officers took a woman into custody and charged her with stabbing the victim during a domestic incident.

According to police, an additional EMS unit was called to the scene for non-life-threatening injuries the woman suffered during the altercation.

Newark's Special Victim's Unit were notified of the attack.

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