CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — The Cranston Police Department said a suspect was taken into custody after a stabbing that occurred in Providence Thursday.

It followed a reported assault in Cranston.

20-year-old Dileana Velez was charged with felony assault and domestic simple assault.

Police said the victim traveled to the hospital and later told officers that his girlfriend bit him at a residence in Cranston and and then stabbed him in Providence.

A suspect was then taken into custody by Providence police on Potters Avenue.

The incident was under investigation.

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