Manitoba

Winnipeg police search for 3 accused in stabbing, robbery on transit bus

Winnipeg police are looking for three people accused of robbing and stabbing a mother and daughter on Monday evening.

40-year-old mother and 16-year-old daughter taken to hospital and later released, police say

Two police officers stand near the front of a bus.
Winnipeg police were called to a bus stop near Portage Avenue and Valour Road about a 40-year-old woman and 16-year-old girl who were stabbed and robbed of their belongings on Monday. (Travis Golby/CBC)

Winnipeg police are looking for three people accused of robbing and stabbing a mother and daughter on Monday evening. 

Police were called to a Winnipeg transit bus near Portage Avenue and Valour Road at 6:15 p.m., where a 40-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter had been stabbed, police said in a news release on Thursday. 

The three people got in an unprovoked argument with the mother and daughter, which escalated, police said. 

The teen and her mom were taken to hospital, where they were treated and released.

They were also robbed of their personal belongings, police said.

Police describe the accused who was carrying an edged weapon as an Indigenous woman in her 20s. She is approximately five feet, one inch tall with a medium build and was wearing glasses.

The other two accused were female youth wearing all dark clothing. 

The major crimes unit is investigating and trying to get a clearer description of the individuals. No arrests have been made.