UPDATED: 5:09 p.m., Saturday:
At 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Denis Chirskoy, 27, was arraigned on charges of aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, and reckless endangerment before on-call District Judge Corryn Kronnagel. He was sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on $500,000 bail.
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Original Story:
A woman was in critical condition as of Saturday afternoon following a stabbing in Bristol Borough.
Police were called to the 700 block of Corson Street around 5:50 a.m. for a stabbing report. The 41-year-old woman was found with a stab wound to her stomach inside of an apartment.
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The woman was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital’s Trauma Center by the Bucks County Rescue Squad.
Officer James Ellis found Denis Chirskoy, 27, of Levittown, nearby with a bloody knife wound on his hand, police said.
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Chirskoy, who was treated for the hand wound at Lower Bucks Hospital, was determined to be the suspect in stabbing and detained, police said.
Investigators were still trying to determine the relationship between the man and woman and what led up to the incident as of Saturday afternoon, police said.
Chirskoy was expected to be charged and arraigned later Saturday.
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Bristol Township police assisted borough officers at the scene.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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