A 47-year-old woman is in hospital after a stabbing in Lake Echo.

On Saturday, at approximately 2:00 p.m., police were dispatched to a stabbing on Bumpy Lane in Lake Echo.

However, when they arrived, police learned the woman was stabbed the night before.

Investigators do not believe this act to be random and no arrests have been made.

The investigation is ongoing and led by the Integrated RCMP/HRP General Investigation Section (GIS) of the Criminal Investigation Division.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Halifax District RCMP