Man charged with attempted murder after Oakville GO stabbing

A young woman has been released from hospital after being stabbed in the back with a knife Sunday at a GO transit station in Oakville.

At around 12:50 p.m. Halton police responded to reports of a stabbing at the Oakville GO station at 214 Cross Ave. near Trafalgar Road.

On Monday police arrested and charged 23-year-old Matthew Valley of no fixed address with attempted murder and breach of probation.

Constable Ryan Anderson says the suspect was located on the scene and officers were able to arrest him after attending to the injured woman.

“We attended along with EMS, we did locate one adult female with a stab wound to the back, she was transported to hospital,” says Anderson.

Eyewitness reports told police that the victim was topping up her Presto card at a kiosk when the suspect allegedly stabbed her in the back from behind.

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“Investigators do believe this is a random attack,” says Anderson as the victim and the suspect do not know each other.

Some local commuters told CHCH News that while the attack was scary and jarring, the general sentiment is that the GO system is rather safe.

“I try to make sure I’m around crowds of people so that if anything happens people are around and can give me a hand,” one person told CHCH News.

“I’ll be keeping my headphones out and staying by cameras and lighter areas if I can,” says another local commuter.

Constable Anderson says to riders to “keep an eye out when travelling.”

The accused is being was held in custody by police pending a bail hearing in Milton.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the Major Crime Bureau at 905-825-4777 ext. 4776.

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