Hair salon attack ends in attempted murder charge

A man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend at an east-end hair salon, before turning the knife on himself and being hit by a car while running into traffic, has been charged with attempted murder, this newspaper has learned.
Ottawa police partner assault detectives have charged Taher Hashemi, 47, after a violent knife attack at Elegant Hair salon on Montreal Road just before noon on Dec. 8. After the stabbing, Hashemi allegedly fled into traffic and was hit by an unsuspecting motorist, fracturin