Police say that the woman allegedly stabbed the father in the hand and the leg when she allegedly tried to stab the child on Sunday afternoon.
A man was stabbed while defending his daughter from an allegedly armed homeless woman in Westminster over the weekend, police say. It happened at around 4:45 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at the Westminster Civic Center, which is located in the 8200 block of Westminster Boulevard, according to a statement from the Westminster Police Department. Officers arrived to find a man bleeding from multiple stab wounds. They rendered aid until Orange County Fire Authority paramedics arrived.
The suspect, identified as 43-year-old Victoria Vu, attempted to stab the child 'at which point her father shielded her,' WPD's statement said. 'In doing so, Vu stabbed the adult victim in the hand and leg.'After stabbing the man, police say that Vu walked away but remained in the area. They were able to find her moments later, allegedly recovering the knife that was used in the assault and taking her into custody. They're working to determine what motivated the assault.
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