Woman Stable After ‘Bag Lady’ Stabs Her at N.Y. Penn Station

A traveler who was stabbed nine times by a “bag lady” in Pennsylvania Station was in stable condition Wednesday and was expected to make a full recovery from the attack, authorities said.

Carol Buckhout, 31, of Columbus, Ohio, was stabbed Tuesday afternoon as she washed her hands in a restroom at the bustling station, said Amtrak spokeswoman Marci Larson. The attack was apparently unprovoked, she said.

A suspect, Michelle Burris, 27, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and possession of an unlawful weapon, police said. She was described as a “bag lady” who last lived at the Manhattan Woman’s Shelter, two blocks south of the station.