A 44-year-old Albany woman is accused of stabbing a man she had just met during an encounter at a Colonie hotel.

The attack happened around 2:20 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Econo Lodge Inn and Suites on Central Avenue, according to Colonie Police.

When officers arrived, they found a male victim who reported that a woman he had just met stabbed him twice in the back before fleeing on foot. He was treated for his injuries and is expected to recover, police said.

The victim gave officers a description of the suspect. Not long after, New York State Police located a woman matching the description—identified as 44-year-old Ronita Roberts of Albany—walking along Central Avenue.

Investigators determined Roberts stabbed the victim and then abandoned the knife at a nearby Days Inn, police sai

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