Arrest made after woman stabbed near CNBC offices in Englewood

A man was arrested Saturday after a woman was stabbed the day before in the parking lot of CNBC headquarters in Englewood, New Jersey.

The 30-year-old victim, a CNBC employee, was in her car Friday evening trying to leave the parking lot when Harshkuma Patel, 29, allegedly approached and knocked on her window. When she rolled down her window, Patel began stabbing her with a knife through the window before fleeing the scene.

The woman, who had been cut multiple times, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center for treatment and release. His identity has not been made public.

Witnesses told the Daily Voice that the alleged attacker had previously been seen around the building, but investigators determined that the victim did not know her attacker and that the attack was unprovoked.

No additional information about a possible motive has been released.

Multiple law enforcement agencies cooperated and arrested Patel outside his home in Piscataway on Saturday.

“Patel is currently in police custody at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, New Jersey, awaiting his initial appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, New Jersey,” the prosecutor's office said. of Bergen County in a statement.

He faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and possession of a weapon.