A 23-year-old woman was rushed to hospital in life-threatening condition after she was stabbed near the York University campus Wednesday evening.

Toronto police were called at around 10:10 p.m. and officers found the woman with serious stab wounds on a dimly lit pathway, steps away from a residential area around Assiniboine Road and Evelyn Wiggins Drive, near Keele Street and Finch Avenue West.

The person who contacted police told officers they came across a male who was standing over a female, Const. Caroline de Kloet told toronto.com.

The man, who was armed with a knife, ran away and the complainant noticed the female was covered in blood.

Toronto paramedics rushed the woman, believed to be in her 20s, in life-threatening condition to hospital.

Police describe the suspect as Asian, from early to mid 20s, five-foot-nine to five-foot-11, with black hair, “stylish” glasses and a black puffy jacket and about 170 to 190 pounds.

With files from toronto.com