A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division worker vacationing in New York Metropolis was stabbed inside a Macy’s rest room whereas she was altering her 9-month-old daughter’s diaper on Thursday, police stated.
The girl and her husband have been procuring with their child in Herald Sq. earlier than stopping within the West thirty fourth Avenue Macy’s restroom at 3:15 p.m. A homeless girl recognized by police as Kerri Aherne, 43, lunged on the mom inside the toilet, stabbing her within the again a number of instances and slashing her arm, NYPD Sgt. Kevin Sheehan stated.
The girl’s child was not damage. The 2 ladies didn’t know one another and there was no prior interplay or dispute, Sheehan stated.
The sufferer’s husband, who was close by and heard the disturbance, rushed into the restroom and restrained the assailant till officers arrived, Sheehan stated. The sufferer’s husband can be a LASD worker, in accordance with an announcement from the division. Their particular roles weren’t disclosed.
Paramedics took the girl to Bellevue Hospital, the place she was handled and is predicted to outlive, in accordance with Sheehan.
The knife used within the assault was recovered on the scene, police stated.
Macy’s confirmed the incident in an announcement Friday.
“We’re deeply saddened in regards to the incident that happened immediately, as the security of our prospects and colleagues is our prime precedence,” an organization spokesperson stated.
