A woman is in a critical condition following a stabbing incident in Birkirkara on Friday night, police said.

Police arrived the scene to intervene in an argument in Triq Ħas-Sajjied at around 10.30 p.m.

Police said the 30-year-old woman was stabbed by the man, 35, who also sustained in­juries, which the police said were not caused by his wife.

The couple from Żurrieq were taken to hospital. While the woman was ­fighting for her life, her ­husband was in a stable ­condition.

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