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Woman found covered in blood accused of stabbing

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TOBYHANNA, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) β€” A woman is facing charges, police say she was found walking, covered in blood, after a stabbing.

On July 21, around 9:50 p.m., officers were called to Starlight Terrace in Tobyhanna for a reported stabbing. While police were responding to the scene, they said reports came in for a woman walking on Winding Way, covered in blood.

The suspect, identified as Colleen Hall, 56, of Tobyhanna, was combative when police attempted to arrest her, kicking an officer in the chest.

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According to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department, the victim, a 71-year-old man, claimed he lived with Hall, and she stabbed him, unprovoked, in the face and chest.

The victim sustained superficial wounds, and Hall suffered a cut to her hand.

She has been charged with attempting to commit homicide, aggravated assault, and other related offenses.