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3 People, Including Toddler, Injured In Knife Attack: Nassau PD

Police say a man and woman are in critical condition. An 18-month-old girl was injured, but not seriously.

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A woman was stabbed multiple times and a man had his throat cut in an incident in East Meadow Wednesday night, police said. They're both in critical condition. An 18-month-old girl suffered a cut to her arm, but was not seriously injured.
A woman was stabbed multiple times and a man had his throat cut in an incident in East Meadow Wednesday night, police said. They're both in critical condition. An 18-month-old girl suffered a cut to her arm, but was not seriously injured. (John Scalesi)

EAST MEADOW, NY — Three people, including a toddler, were injured in an attack in an East Meadow home Wednesday, Nassau County police said. Two are in critical condition.

According to police, officers responded to a home on Cooper Drive at 6:38 p.m. for a call of a domestic disturbance. When they arrived, they found a 38-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds, and an 18-month-old girl with a cut to her arm and a bruise and a scrape on her head.

While police were helping the woman, they discovered a 37-year-old man who had a cut to his neck.

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All three were rushed to a nearby hospital. The man and woman are in critical condition. The 18-month-old girl is in stable condition and has non-life-threatening injuries.

Police did not provide more details about the incident. The investigation is ongoing.

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