Escondido Police cruiser
An Escondido Police cruiser. Photo courtesy Escondido Police.

A woman was stabbed in the head by her sister during a fight Monday at an apartment in Escondido, but was not seriously injured, police said.

The fight occurred about 5 p.m. at an apartment complex on East Grand Avenue, near North Ash Street, and during the altercation, one of the women grabbed a tool and stabbed the other woman in the head, according to the Escondido Police Department.

The victim was taken to a hospital for treatment of a non-life- threatening injury and the suspect was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.

The ages and names of both women were not immediately disclosed.

City News Service