The suspect in a Dec. 29 stabbing has died.
Maricopa Police report Paula Taylor allegedly stabbed her own daughter on Dec. 29 and was also hospitalized after a possible drug overdose. Taylor died the following day, according to police, while her daughter was in critical condition.
Residents reported a large gathering of first responders in the Tortosa neighborhood around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 29 as Maricopa Police Department was called to the scene on the report of “possible domestic violence with injuries.”
A 25-year-old woman was found with multiple stab wounds. She told officers she had tried to intervene when her mother had been threatening suicide with a knife. According to the MPD report, the mother “attacked the daughter with the knife, inflicting injury.” The daughter locked herself in a room and called police.
Police took the mother into custody, but she reportedly collapsed while being evaluated by Maricopa Fire/Medical personnel. She had minor injuries, according to MPD, “but is suspected to be overdosed on an unknown medication.”
The condition of the daughter is unknown.
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