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Machete attack injures woman in San Francisco Visitacion Valley

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) -- A 36-year-old man was arrested after allegedly stabbing someone with a machete during an argument in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood on Thursday evening, according to police.

The stabbing was reported around 5:45 p.m. on Garrison Avenue, where the suspect was in an argument with his girlfriend's family and attempted to stab a 53-year-old woman in the chest, police said.

The victim stopped the machete with her hand and suffered injuries that prompted her to go to a hospital, but she is expected to survive, according to police.

Officers responded and took the suspect into custody. His name was not immediately released.

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