A 22-year-old man is facing assault charges after a woman was stabbed at the Holiday Inn on Wyse Road in Dartmouth.

Police say a 22-year-old woman had stab wounds on her back and chest after the attack Tuesday night. She is expected to survive.

By the time police arrived around 10 p.m., the suspect had fled.

A man was arrested at 6:07 a.m. on Wednesday at a house on School Avenue in Fairview.

He is scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on Thursday to face charges of aggravated assault, assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Police say the suspect and victim know each other.