A 24-year-old man is in police custody after threatening and physically assaulting a pregnant woman and her unborn child, sending her to the hospital.

Both the pregnant woman and man were intoxicated when they began arguing last night.

While in a verbal argument in downtown Winnipeg, the man pushed and threatened the woman with an edged weapon. The man then repeatedly physically assaulted her.

Nearby police cadets responded and stopped the attack. Other Winnipeg Police Service officers then arrived and took the woman to the Health Sciences Centre to treat her injuries.

There is no update at this time on the woman's injuries.

A 24-year-old man from Winnipeg has been charged with Assault with a weapon, Uttering threats, and three counts of Fail to comply with a court order.