Atlanta man stabbed by woman he met on dating app, police say

ATLANTA — An Atlanta man is recovering from being stabbed by a woman he says he met on a dating app, according to police.

Officers were called to the man’s Monroe Drive NE apartment complex around 5:30 a.m. on Monday morning.

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The man told officers that a woman he recently met on a dating app demanded he send her money before pulling out a knife and stabbing him.

It is unclear if the man gave her money or how seriously he was injured, but he was taken to the hospital.

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Investigators identified the suspect as 27-year-old Antanina Piatruchyk.

Piatruchyk was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. She is being held in the Fulton County Jail.

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