Winnipeg police have charged a woman with assault in connection with a box-cutter knife attack at a strip club that left three employees with serious wounds.

Police say the woman, 18, was drinking at Teasers Burlesque Palace on Archibald Street at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday when she became confrontational with a number of women working there.

When staff tried to get her to leave, police allege, she pulled out a box-cutter knife and attacked three of them.

All the women received serious cuts that required medical attention, police said.

The suspect fled after the attack, but staff caught her outside and held her, police said.

The accused been charged with three counts of aggravated assault and has been detained in custody.

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