A 35-year-old man was stabbed outside a Southwest borough bar early on Saturday morning.

A 911 call was placed at 2:20 a.m. after an altercation occurred in front of the bar on Monk Blvd. near Springland.

Witnesses told police the attack came when the conflict escalated.

The victim was taken to hospital with injuries to his upper body, but police said his life was not in danger. He is known to police and is refusing to cooperate with investigators.

The suspect fled before police arrived on the scene.  

A second stabbing happened at 11:30 p.m. in Ste-Genevieve.

Police were called to an apartment on apartment on Richelieu Terrasse where they found a 22-year-old male with injuries to his upper body.

He was taken to hospital and his injuries are not life-threatening. 

In the apartment police found a 20-year-old woman. She was arrested for assault with a weapon and taken to a detention centre. Police said the victim is refusing to cooperate with the investigaiton.