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Titusville man faces attempted murder charge in stabbing of woman, police say

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — A 33-year-old Titusville man is facing an attempted murder charge after officers allege he stabbed a woman early Saturday, according to the Police Department.

Police said Benjamin Wright stabbed the woman around 4:20 a.m. at a home on the 400 block of Loxley Court.

The woman called 911 to report that she’d been stabbed at the home, police said.

Officers said the victim was a guest at the man’s home when she was stabbed.

She was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police interviewed Wright, who was still at the home with the victim, around 5 a.m. before taking him into custody.

Wright was booked into the Brevard County Jail.