India, Aug. 30 -- Ottawa police are investigating a stabbing at a grocery store on Baseline Road that left a Jewish woman in her 70s seriously injured. After a thorough investigation, this incident is considered a "hate-motivated" crime, the local authorities said on Friday.

The incident took place around 1:35 pm on August 28 (local time) when the woman entered the store with a friend. "She was approached by a man who stabbed her, leaving her with serious injuries," the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) said in a statement.

Store staff helped the victim until paramedics arrived, and she was later transported to hospital, treated, and released. The suspect was arrested at the scene without incident, the authorities added.

The 71-year-old susp...