Woman arrested in Providence stabbing
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A woman was arrested in connection to a stabbing in Providence on Tuesday.
According to a police report obtained by ABC 6 News on Wednesday, officers were called to the area of Cranston and Superior streets around 4:30 p.m. for a reported stabbing.
The report says two women were standing on Cranston Street when one shouted at the other, who then ran away.
Officers followed the suspect, later identified as 47-year-old Christine Conforme.
An officer “who also knew the female subject as ‘Christina'” approached her and asked her if she had a knife.
Providence police respond to Cranston Street for a reported stabbing, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (WLNE)
According to the report, Conforme said, “I do for my protection.”
She was taken into custody and put in the back of a cruiser.
“While being detained, Conforme made a number of excited utterances in relation to the incident,” the report says.
The report includes Conforme was charged with felony assault with a dangerous weapon.
The victim was brought to Rhode Island Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident is under investigation.
