The mother of the teen now charged with attempted murder in Sunday’s daytime stabbing of a six-year-old boy near a bus stop in downtown Halifax says she’s “been trying desperately for years to get her the help she needs.

Halifax Regional Police say a 19-year-old woman is facing charges including attempted murder after a young boy was stabbed multiple times on a downtown street.

The woman charged with attempted murder in the stabbing Sunday of a six-year-old boy on a Halifax sidewalk had recently been arrested for an assault alleged to have occurred in late January.

The woman accused of stabbing a six-year-old boy in Halifax has been formally charged with attempted murder and possession of a dangerous weapon. Nineteen-year-old Elliott Chorny was arrested near a busy downtown corner where the injured boy was found.

A 19-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was stabbed multiple times in an unprovoked attack while he stood with his parents at a bus stop in downtown Halifax on Sunday afternoon.

Police have identified the 19-year-old suspect accused of stabbing a six-year-old child in downtown Halifax on Sunday.

A 19-year-old woman, Elliott Chorny, has been charged with attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was stabbed on a street in downtown Halifax on Sunday afternoon.