PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A 20-year-old woman from Brick Township, New Jersey faces charges after police said she stabbed her two-year-old brother in the chest.
According to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, Marlene Rodriquez is being charged with attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child, and related offenses following the incident Saturday afternoon.
Police responded to a home along Burke Lane around 2:30 p.m. and found the child suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he is listed in stable condition.
Rodriguez is being held in police custody pending a detention hearing.