Man charged with stabbing woman in Dayton apartment

Around 1:45 a.m. on May 17, Dayton police received a report of a stabbing at an apartment in the 2000 block of Catalpa Drive.

Officers arrived to find a woman who had been stabbed at least once in the left side/torso, according to Dayton Municipal Court records. She was taken to hospital for treatment.

The woman's 12-year-old daughter reportedly witnessed the stabbing and identified the suspect.

She also told police her mother hit the suspect with a bottle in self-defense, according to municipal court records.

Other police officers found Gasana and took him into custody. He has a slight facial injury that appears to have come from the victim, according to court documents.