It happened Tuesday around 9 p.m. at Essendon Way near Taranga Court -- in the Santa Teresa neighborhood.
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San Jose police say they found a woman who had been stabbed at least once.
She was rushed to the hospital -- and is expected to survive.
Authorities took the suspected attacker into custody.
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