MISSISSAUGA – The province’s police watchdog has discontinued an investigation into self-inflicted stabbing wounds suffered by a 40-year-old Lucan Biddulph woman in the summer.

According to the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the woman was experiencing a mental health crisis on Aug. 20 when she inflicted a stab wound to her abdomen, after which she contacted emergency services for help.

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When the first OPP officer arrived to the woman’s residence in Lucan Biddulph, he found her standing outside holding a knife. The officer attempted to interact with the woman, but she fled the area to a nearby cornfield.

After she was located, she was taken to an area hospital where she underwent surgery for deep stab wounds.

Based on the SIU’s preliminary inquiries, in

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