Crime & Safety

Multiple Stabbing Sends Four to Shock Trauma

A mother and her two daughters are in the hospital following an early morning multiple stabbing in Crofton. Charges are pending against the daughters' father who is under police surveillance at Shock Trauma in Baltimore, according to Anne Arundel County

Updated 10 a.m.—Anne Arundel County Police are investigating an early morning multiple stabbing in the Crofton Meadows subdivision.

Police spokesman Justin Mulcahy said a family violence call came into the department around 6:37 a.m. from 1615 Forest Hill Court.

According to Mulcahy, first responders on the scene found a woman and her two daughters had been stabbed. Mulcahy said the woman is believed to be in her late 40s and the daughters are 20 and 13 years old.

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The 49-year-old father of the household was also found with stab wounds in a nearby wooded area near Chelmsford Drive, according to police, and he is considered a suspect.

Investigators are not saying whether the father’s injuries were defensive or self-inflicted.

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The mother and her daughters were taken to the shock trauma center in Baltimore.

The 13-year-old daughter is listed in serious condition and the 20-year-old is in stable condition.

The mother’s condition is said to be critical.

Charges are pending against the daughters father who is under police surveillance at Shock Trauma in Baltimore, according to Anne Arundel County Police

(Original story) Three patients were found with cuts and lacerations in the 1600 block of Forest Hill Court in Crofton this morning, according to Anne Arundel County Fire Department. A fourth patient was found down the street.

Personnel transported four patients to the shock trauma center in Baltimore this morning, according to Steve Thompson, fire department spokesman.

Thompson said police are handling this as an active investigation and could not give any more details.

Patch is currently on the scene with police and will provide updates as they become available.


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