A woman who was stabbed in Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve early on Saturday morning told police she did not know her assailant.
The 31-year-old was walking on De Grosbois St. when she said a man approached her from behind and put a knife to her throat.
The woman shouted and the man stabbed her and ran away.
Police said her injuries were not life threatening.
The woman described the suspect as a white, French-speaking man in his 20s with dark hair.
No arrests have been made.