Two children have been accused of stabbing a 59-year-old Houston woman Saturday afternoon, leaving her in critical condition after surgery.
A 12-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated assault, KTRK reported, but the 7-year-old boy is too young to be charged under Texas law.
The victim, a woman who suffers from mental health issues, was found in her garage by her brother, who regularly checks on her.
A neighbor’s surveillance camera footage shows the two boys, with their bikes, apparently having an argument with the woman shortly after 2 p.m., according to KHOU. Another neighbor tells the boys to leave, and they do, but they return 10 minutes later, now wearing gloves. The older boy takes something out of his pants and charges at the victim inside her garage, then runs away with the 7-year-old boy.
“Never did any of us think that it was going to be kids from the neighborhood that came in and attacked her,” said a neighbor, who asked not to be identified. “If they have the ability to go and do that to an older woman who clearly has mental issues after our neighbor down the road tells them, ‘Hey, leave her alone,’ it’s a concern.”
The victim was life-flighted to the hospital and underwent surgery. Her nephew told KTRK she was still alive Sunday morning and that family was monitoring her condition.
Update to yesterday’s stabbing scene on April Valley Ct: the victim remains hospitalized in critical condition.
An Aggravated Assault charge was filed on the 12-yr-old, he’s in the custody of Harris County Juvenile.
7-yr-old is not culpable by law.
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— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) March 24, 2024
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the older boy was charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury. A child must be 10-years-old under state lawa to be culpable of a serious crime, so the younger boy won’t be charged. The sheriff’s office said Child Protective Services had been notified.
