Police have arrested a woman after a taxi driver was stabbed in Lalor early this morning.

Police have been told a taxi was called to Sydney Crescent just after 2.30am.

It is alleged three female passengers got into the taxi and refused to pay the fare.

The driver, a 35-year-old Thomastown man sustained a stab wound to the back and was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Whittlesea Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested a 21-year-old woman about 10.15am this morning at an address in Rosanna.

She was charged with intentionally cause injury and other assault charges.

The woman was remanded to appear at the Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court on 22 March.

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