St. Albert RCMP investigating home invasion and stabbing

RCMP said a couple was stabbed in their Woodlands-area home early Wednesday, January 20 by an unknown suspect.

Police in St. Albert are investigating, after a couple was stabbed by an intruder in their home early Wednesday morning.

St. Albert RCMP said officers were called to a home in the Woodlands area at 4 a.m. Wednesday.

Officers arrived to find a husband and wife, both suffering from stab wounds.

The couple told police they had been woken up by a large male, who stabbed them before fleeing their home.

The pair is being treated for serious, non-life threatening injuries in hospital.

The suspect, described as a large male, hasn’t been located; it’s believed he fled the scene in a vehicle. The couple told police they didn’t recognize him.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call St. Albert RCMP at 780-458-7700. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).