Suspect in custody after stabbing in Providence

CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — The Cranston Police Department said a suspect was taken into custody after a stabbing that occurred in Providence Thursday.

It followed a reported assault in Cranston.

20-year-old Dileana Velez was charged with felony assault and domestic simple assault.

Police said the victim traveled to the hospital and later told officers that his girlfriend bit him at a residence in Cranston and  and then stabbed him in Providence.

A suspect was then taken into custody by Providence police on Potters Avenue.

The incident was under investigation.