Knife-wielding woman arrested at West Kelowna hotel

Police were called to a West Kelowna hotel this morning where a woman was threatening self-harm in the lobby.

A 61-year-old woman already had self-inflicted wounds and was threatening to harm herself further when West Kelowna RCMP arrived around 10 a.m. today, Dec. 29, according to an RCMP news release.

“Thankfully our officers were able to bring this incident to a peaceful resolution and no innocent bystanders or employees were injured," Kelowna RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Tammy Lobb said in the release.

Officers de-escalated the situation and took her into custody under the Mental Health Act at the hotel on the 3000-block of Carrington Road, RCMP said.

Police are continuing to investigate and charges may be pending as she was arrested for uttering threats.

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