Woman charged after fight outside Siloam Mission leaves victim hospitalized

A 50-year-old Winnipeg woman has been charged with aggravated assault following a fight outside Siloam Mission that left another woman hospitalized.

Winnipeg police and the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service responded to reports of a physical altercation between two women outside the inner-city homeless shelter at about 6:40 p.m. on April 30.

Police said a 58-year-old woman initially declined medical attention and did not want further police involvement. However, less than 20 minutes later, outreach staff called for an ambulance after the woman’s condition worsened.

She was taken to hospital in unstable condition, police said. Investigators were later notified that the victim’s condition had further deteriorated, though she has since stabilized.

The woman remains in custody.