Ottawa police say a woman was fatally stabbed in a park near the city’s airport Thursday morning.
In a news release, police said it happened around 11:26 a.m. near the intersection of Uplands and Paul Anka drives.
According to sources, the woman was at Paul Landry Park with her two young children when she was stabbed. She died at the scene, sources told CBC.
Police said the male suspect fled in a vehicle and was arrested near exit 66 on Highway 417 in Casselman, about 50 kilometres east of the park.
Police released no further information about either the victim or the suspect.
The investigation is ongoing and witnesses are being interviewed, police said. They’re also in the process of notifying the victim’s family.
Uplands Drive is closed between Paul Anka Drive and Cahill Drive W., police say. The scene is about nine kilometres south of Ottawa’s downtown core.