FRANKLIN, Va. — A woman in Franklin died Tuesday afternoon after being stabbed.
Just after 1 p.m., Franklin police said officers were called to the 600 block of Hayden Drive and found a 61-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds. Officers provided the woman medical attention until Franklin Fire and Rescue arrived.
The woman died from her injuries at Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital, police said. Her body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Norfolk.
A 64-year-old also had a minor injury but did not want medical treatment, police said.
Officers said they found the suspect, Linwood Freeman, in the 2000 block of South Street in Franklin. Freeman, 54, of Franklin, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
Freeman has a bond hearing pending, police said.
Authorities did not say if there was a relationship between the suspect and the victim.
Police said the investigation is ongoing.
