Woman Accused of Stabbing Boyfriend in Chest

A 29-year-old Canaan woman accused of stabbing her 36-year-old boyfriend in the chest was arrested in Winchester last night.

Police said the man was transported to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, where he is in critical condition.

Officers responded to a domestic incident at 5:41p.m. and have charged Amanda Benson, 29, of Deely Road in Canaan, with assault in the first degree, breach of peace in the second degree and was detained on a $50,000 bond.

She will be arraigned in Superior Court in Bantam today.

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