An 87-year-old woman is facing charges after another woman was assaulted at a home in Ajax on Thursday evening.
Durham police say they were called to a residence in the area of Keeble Crescent and Bennett Avenue at around 6:30 p.m. to find a woman suffering from traumatic injuries.
It’s alleged another resident inside the home had assaulted the victim earlier in the day. The victim was taken to hospital in critical, life-threatening condition.
Her condition has since been upgraded to serious, but stable.
The 87-year-old woman from Ajax has been charged with aggravated assault and has been held for a bail hearing.
Her identity is being withheld to protect the identity of the victim.
