14-year-old girl stabbed at Willow Grove Park Mall, suspect arrested and charged, police say
A 14-year-old girl was taken to the hospital after she was stabbed Wednesday at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, police said.
The stabbing happened in the mall around 2:30 p.m. The girl had multiple cuts from the knife, but her injuries were not life-threatening, according to Abington Township police.
Shortly after the stabbing, police arrested 23-year-old Angel Ortiz on the 2500 block of Moreland Road, police said in an update shared Thursday afternoon. He was charged with aggravated assault and related offenses and taken to Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
Investigators do not believe the suspect and the victim knew each other previously. They had a "verbal altercation" before the assault, according to police.
"Willow Grove Park thanks our property team and local law enforcement for resolving this in a swift manner," a spokesperson for the mall said on Wednesday.