Police say Somersworth woman arrested after stabbing male victim multiple times

Staff reports 2:30 p.m.


Police say Somersworth woman arrested after stabbing male victim multiple times

Renee A. Shaw (Strafford County Jail photo)

SOMERSWORTH - A Somersworth woman was arrested today in the stabbing of a male victim at a Main Street residence.

Police and EMS responded to 362 Main St. around 9 a.m. for a reported disturbance and found a man who had been stabbed multiple times inside Apt. 7, according to a press release from Somersworth Police.

The man was transported to Wentworth Douglass Hospital for multiple stab wounds.

As a result of the investigation police arrested Renee A. Shaw, 56, of 362 Main Street, Apt. #7.

Shaw was charged with first-degree assault. She refused bail and will be held at the Strafford County House of Corrections pending her arraignment in Strafford County Superior Court on Wednesday.

The investigation continues, and anyone having information on this case is encouraged to call The Somersworth Police at 692-3131, or The Somersworth Crime Line at 692-9111.