Police in Houston, Texas took two young boys into custody after they allegedly stabbed a woman who was left in critical condition in the hospital, Harris County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday.
The boys, ages 7 and 12, fled the scene immediately after the stabbing, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on social media. The woman, 59, was rushed to the hospital and had taken multiple stab wounds to the abdomen, sheriff’s spokesman Sergio Torres added. As of Saturday, she was in critical condition.
“The female was transported to a nearby hospital where she’s right now in surgery and is in critical condition,” Torres told local media on Saturday.
He said the stabbing may have risen from a verbal spat between the parties.
“From what I’ve gathered, it was just a verbal altercation,” he told local station KPRC when asked about the cause of the assault. According to neighbors and investigators, the woman had mental illness and her actions routinely caused the police to visit her home.
It’s unclear how the boys knew the woman and which child was responsible for the stabbing. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to The Daily Beast’s calls and emails.
