SSF Woman Arrested in Alleged Knife Attack at Linda Mar Beach

By Bay City News Service

A South San Francisco woman allegedly attacked a man with a large knife as he fought with another man in a Pacifica beach parking lot on Tuesday, police said.

Police responding to the parking lot at Linda Mar Beach around 6 p.m. found a male victim who said the knife attack occurred after he become involved in an argument with a man parked next to him.

When the argument turned into a physical fight, a woman who was with the male suspect allegedly began swinging a large hunting knife in a threatening manner, police said.

The male victim suffered minor cuts in the fight before the male and female suspects fled on to the beach.

Officers located the woman, later identified as Cynthia Diaz of South San Francisco, as well as the knife.

Diaz, 33, was booked into San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and brandishing a weapon.

Police are still working to identify and locate the male suspect.