Stonington police have arrested a man accused in a domestic stabbing that left a woman severely injured on Saturday.
The incident occurred in a home on Mechanic Street in the Pawcatuck section at approximately 8:13 a.m.
Police said the woman was stabbed and transported to Westerly Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The suspect, identified by police as 43-year-old Carlton Henderson, fled the scene in a car when officers arrived to the home, according to police. He was arrested Thursday at the Summitwood Apartments in Norwich.
Henderson is charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, first-degree assault, risk of injury to a minor and criminal attempt to commit assault on a police officer.
He was held on a $250,000 court-set bond.
