A woman in her 80s is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after police said she was stabbed Friday afternoon in Scarborough.

Toronto Police said in a series of social media updates that they received reports of a woman stabbed at 1:40 p.m. in the Sheppard Ave. E. and McCowan Rd. area.

Police said the victim was transported to hospital with serious injuries, but updated her condition a short time later to life-threatening injuries.

Cops said a suspect is in custody and that the investigation remains ongoing.

No further details were released by police.

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