A 37-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was allegedly stabbed to death in Christchurch. A 50-year-old woman was killed on Cheyenne St, Sockburn, on Saturday afternoon in a random attack, Canterbury district commander Superintendent John Price said. READ MORE:* Woman killed in daylight Auckland stabbing* Woman, 19, arrested after man stabbed in chest and thigh at Hamilton home* Homicide investigation after man stabbed to death in Upper HuttEmergency services responded to reports of a potential stabbing at 4.20pm where the woman was found critically injured. A 37-year-old man, who was known to police, has been charged with murder and will appear in court on Monday. A neighbour at the corner of Carbine Pl and Cheyenne St said they had only been home for 10 minutes when they heard a lot of sirens arriving.

Source: Stuff June 25, 2022 21:31 UTC