Police in Vancouver say more charges have been laid against the suspect in a series of stranger assaults in Yaletown earlier this month.
The Vancouver Police Department says the 35-year-old woman was initially charged with one count of assault, but prosecutors have now approved four more counts of assault with a weapon and one further count of assault.
Officers were called to the area after reports of multiple people stabbed on the seawall near David Lam Park around 7:30 a.m.
When emergency crews arrived, they found three victims with minor stab wounds. They were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
They said four additional assault victims were later identified, including one person who was stabbed.
Witness Mike Conway said he encountered the suspect, who was holding a knife, as he was walking along the seawall around 7:30 a.m.
“She just came at me and swiped at me, and I dodged out of the way and scurried off as fast as I could,” he said.
“She swung a knife, and I moved out of the way. Then I ran about 10 paces, and she went the other way.”
Police say the suspect remains in custody until her next court appearance.