UPDATE: Hamilton Police are looking to speak with a potential witness from the unprovoked stabbing incident that took place on Thursday September 24, 2026.

Detectives have learned that a female bystander was waiting at the Queenston / Eastgate bus terminal during the time of the assault. Police would like to speak to this individual as she may hold valuable information for this case.

INCIDENT: Hamilton Police are investigating a stabbing that left a 45-year-old woman with serious, non-life-threatening injuries Thursday morning near Centennial Parkway and Queenston Road.

The woman was reportedly sitting in the Eastgate Square bus terminal shelter when she was attacked from behind by a male suspect, who then fled.

The suspect is described as wearing a black T-shirt and dark pants and may have been carrying a backpack; police believe the attack was random and unprovoked.

Witnesses who were in the area between 7:45 and 8:15 a.m. are asked to contact Detective Colin Bromley at 905-546-2918 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).