Utah woman arrested after allegedly stabbing man 7 times, hiding the knife
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BLUFFDALE, Utah (ABC4) — A woman was arrested in the early morning hours on July 5 for allegedly stabbing a man seven times and hiding the knife while children were in the same apartment, according to arrest documents.
The suspect, 23, was arrested after 2:30 a.m. on July 5 for eleven charges, three of which are felonies, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed with the Third District Court in Salt Lake.
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The woman was arrested for one count of aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony; one count of obstructing service of board of pardon warrant, a third-degree felony; one count of obstruction of justice, a third-degree felony; one count of intoxication, a class C misdemeanor; and seven counts of domestic violence in the presence of a child, all class B misdemeanors.
According to the probable cause statement, police were informed that two adult males began fighting while under the influence of alcohol. The man who suffered from stab wounds left the scene after the suspect threatened to call the police, documents said.
The victim had six stab wounds in the back and one stab wound in the neck, according to the probable cause statement. The victim later checked into the hospital with stab wounds, using the same last name but a different first name, documents said.
“[The suspect] later admitted to police that she did stab the victim that had fled police,” documents said.
The woman described stabbing the victim in the back and the stomach, and also showed officers the dumpster where she hid the knife. She was reportedly drinking alcohol while speaking to officers and admitted to having several alcoholic drinks before the incident.
The other man who was involved in the fight was found on the floor of the apartment, and documents said he was missing a tooth, reportedly unaware of his surroundings, and later taken to the hospital.
The suspect remained at the scene with officers and said the victim who was stabbed “is known to hit his wife,” documents said. The victim reportedly began arguing and attempted to hit his wife, but fled after the suspect threatened to call the police.
The suspect originally claimed she stabbed the victim because she feared for the life of the man officers found on the floor, as he and the man she stabbed were engaged in a physical altercation. She later admitted she stabbed the victim before he began hitting the other man.
Officials said there were seven children in the apartment at the time of the stabbing.
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