Woman dead after stabbing in Saint-Basile-le-Grand

A 51-year-old woman is dead after a stabbing in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, south of Montreal.

A 51-year-old woman is dead after a stabbing in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, in the Montérégie region south of Montreal.

Richelieu-Saint-Laurent police received a 911 call at 11:30 p.m. Sunday about the incident in a house on Ménard Street near Principale Street.

According to police, the woman's two children were in the home at the time of the stabbing.

The 911 call was apparently placed by one of the children.

The woman was transported to hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

Richelieu-Saint-Laurent police told Noovo Info that a 53-year-old suspect was arrested onsite.

There is reason to believe he could be the victim's spouse.