A Malta woman is accused of stabbing a person in the chest.

Deputies responded to a report of a fight at a residence on Sunset Gulch in Malta on Wednesday around 12:10 a.m.

Margaret A. Zuk, 57, was charged with second-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon. The weapons count was upgraded to a felony because she has a criminal conviction.

The victim was taken t Albany Medical Center for evaluation and treatment.

The investigation is ongoing.

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