Charleston police arrest man in stabbing incident

UPDATE 9/26/21 11:30 A.M.:

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man is in custody for allegedly stabbing a woman Saturday night on the city’s West Side.

Charleston Police say James Kenneth White, 55 stabbed a woman several times just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday night in an apartment along the 800 block of Central Avenue.

White is being charged with malicious wounding.

Authorities have not released a motive or the relation between the victim and suspect.

Police said the victim, who has not been identified, is in critical condition at a local hospital.

STORY 9/25/21:

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A woman was injured after being stabbed in Charleston Saturday night.

It happened on Central Avenue on the city’s West Side at around 10:15 p.m.

Police said the victim was in critical condition.

There was no immediate word about a possible suspect.