On October 22, 2002, June Menzies was injured when she tried to prevent her daughter's ex-boyfriend from stabbing the 17-year-old girl in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Mrs. Menzies' daughter was holding her nine-month-old baby when the knife-wielding man lunged at his ex-girlfriend and began stabbing her. Mrs. Menzies tried to intervene by grabbing the knife, resulting in serious cuts to both her hands. Although she was unable to restrain the aggressor, she succeeded in lifting the baby out of her daughter's arms and racing outside to get help. Both Mrs. Menzies and her seriously injured daughter recovered from their wounds. The baby was unharmed.