MERIDEN, CT (WFSB) - A man was charged with assault and robbery following the reported stabbing of a woman in Meriden.

Shawn Samuel was developed as the suspect in the May 31 incident, Meriden police said.

According to police, they were called to the back parking lot of the North Tower on Willow Street. A caller reported an assault in progress.

Officers said they found a woman who appeared to have serious stab wounds. She was transported to Hartford Hospital for trauma treatment.

Police looked at surveillance footage. They said it showed a man and the victim having an argument.

Before the stabbing, the man could be seen assaulting the woman, taking items from her, and driving his vehicle into her.

Detectives said they learned that the two had been in a relationship.

Samuel was event

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