A woman is accused of stabbing a woman Tuesday afternoon in Allentown, according to authorities.
City police said Cara Stout-Vaxter, of no fixed address, stabbed a 47-year-old woman about 2:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Union Street. Officers responded to the area and found the the woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of her injuries, which she is expected to survive.
Authorities searched the area and found Stout-Vaxter hiding in a nearby wooded area, according to a city police news release. She was arrested without incident. She faces charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.