Halifax Regional Police say a 19-year-old woman is facing charges including attempted murder after a young boy was stabbed multiple times on a downtown street.

The mother of the teen now charged with attempted murder in Sunday’s daytime stabbing of a six-year-old boy near a bus stop in downtown Halifax says she’s “been trying desperately for years to get her the help she needs.

Elliott Chorny, 19, appeared in court on Monday. She was charged with attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was stabbed in Halifax on Sunday afternoon. Gareth Hampshire has the story.

A 19-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was stabbed multiple times in an unprovoked attack while he stood with his parents at a bus stop in downtown Halifax on Sunday afternoon.

A 19-year-old woman, Elliott Chorny, has been charged with attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was stabbed on a street in downtown Halifax on Sunday afternoon.

The woman accused of stabbing a six-year-old boy in Halifax has been formally charged with attempted murder and possession of a dangerous weapon. Nineteen-year-old Elliott Chorny was arrested near a busy downtown corner where the injured boy was found.