54-year-old woman stabbed on BART train in San Francisco; the suspect was arrested

SAN FRANCISCO– BART police arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a stabbing that occurred Saturday morning on an Antioch-bound train as it approached the 24th Street/Duty Station, the transit agency said Sunday afternoon.

The 34-year-old suspect was spotted by a station attendant at the Fruitvale Station around 2 p.m. Sunday, BART officials said in a press release. The station attendant contacted BART police, who arrested the suspect without incident, according to BART.

The agency announced Sunday morning that BART police investigators had identified a suspect in the stabbing. Transit officials said one of BART’s more than 4,000 security cameras captured the first image of the suspect, which helped investigators identify him.

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A 54-year-old woman was stabbed in an unprovoked attack on Saturday, according to BART police.

Police said the victim was helped by a station attendant until police arrived and he was taken to hospital with serious injuries.