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Woman Arrested After Early Morning Stabbing in Estate Whim

A 33-year-old woman was arrested in the early hours of March 25 in connection with a stabbing in Estate Whim, St. Croix, the Virgin Islands Police Department announced.

Officers responded to the scene around 2:34 a.m., where they found a male victim suffering from stab wounds to both sides of his upper back. The victim told officers that Angela Nelson had stabbed him. Emergency medical personnel treated him at the scene before transporting him to the Juan F. Luis Hospital for further care, according to the police report.

Police later arrested Nelson at her residence and took her to the Wilbur H. Francis Command for booking. She was charged with third-degree assault and remanded to the John A. Bell Correctional Facility. Her bail was set at $25,000, and she is awaiting her advice of rights hearing, the police report stated.

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