Mom accused of stabbing her 10-year-old son multiple times, Colorado police say

A mom is accused of stabbing her 10-year-old son multiple times before stabbing herself, Colorado police said.

While officers were en route to the home in Greeley on Dec. 15, dispatchers told them “an unknown suspect” had already fled the scene, the Greeley Police Department said in a Tuesday, Dec. 20 Facebook post.

Officers arrived to find the woman, 41, and her son with “multiple stab wounds,” police said. Both were taken to a “hospital with serious wounds and are now in stable condition.”

Police said their investigation showed “there was no unknown suspect” and that the mother was behind the stabbings.

After being cleared by the hospital, she was booked into jail on Dec. 18. Police say the third-degree felony charges include attempted first degree murder and child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.

This story was originally published December 20, 2022 at 3:45 PM with the headline "Mom accused of stabbing her 10-year-old son multiple times, Colorado police say."

Daniella Segura

McClatchy DC

Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she’s worked as a multimedia journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association. She is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.