Bronx grandmother charged with stabbing 7-year-old granddaughter

Source: NY Times – A Bronx woman has been charged with stabbing her 7-year-old granddaughter, who remains in critical but stable condition, the police said on Wednesday.

The woman, Maritza Yauger, 65, was charged with attempted murder, attempted manslaughter, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child, according to a New York Police Department spokeswoman.

On Tuesday, around 8 a.m., Ms. Yauger was at her apartment on Clinton Avenue near East 169th Street in the Bronx neighborhood of Morrisania when she stabbed the girl, according to the police and public records.

At 8:17 a.m., emergency service workers received a call about the stabbing, and arrived at Ms. Yauger’s residence about five minutes later, according to a New York Fire Department spokesman.

The police did not answer questions regarding the type of weapon used, or the extent of the girl’s injuries. Her name has also not yet been released.