Victoria's Pandora Avenue saw two stabbings Wednesday, leaving two women in the hospital after a turbulent day for first responders.
On July 9, just after 8 p.m., officers responded to a report of an injured person near the intersection of Douglas Street and Pandora Avenue. They located an injured woman who had sustained multiple stab wounds that police describe as "serious and life-altering."
Officers and paramedics provided medical care before taking her to a hospital.
Earlier in the day, just before 9 a.m., officers were alerted to a fight between two people at the McDonald's in the 900-block of Pandora, where a woman sustained a stab wound to the chest area. It was reported that the two are believed to have known each other, and the woman had non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigations are ongoing but are not currently suspected to be connected, police say.
Anyone with information about either incident, or who may have witnessed either altercation, is asked to contact the E-Comm non-emergency line at 250-995-7654 and reference the file numbers 25-25873 and 25-25953.
