LA MESA - A woman was arrested early Friday for stabbing her boyfriend with a large kitchen knife during a drunken argument in their apartment in an unincorporated part of La Mesa, authorities said.
The woman was arrested at the apartment on Calle Verde shortly before 2 a.m. on suspicion of felony domestic violence and attempted murder, according to San Diego County sheriff's Sgt. Greg Hampton.
The couple had been drinking alcohol before the fight broke out, the sergeant said, adding that the woman retrieved the knife after the man pushed her "a couple of times."
Three children, ages 6, 10 and 13, were in the apartment at the time of the fight, Hampton said.
The man was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital with a non-life threatening wound to his neck.
The woman was booked into the Las Colinas Detention Facility. Her name and bail information were not immediately released.
Escondido Stabbing
ESCONDIDO - A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized Friday after a man in Escondido twice stabbed him in the upper body, police said.
Officers were called to San Pasqual High School around 3:15 p.m. Thursday to investigate the stabbing, according to Escondido police Lt. Bob Benton.
Witnesses told officers the teen was across the street at Kit Carson Park when he was confronted by a young man.
"There was an unknown disagreement between the two, and the suspect suddenly stabbed the victim," Benton said in a statement.
Witnesses saw the man drive away in a white pickup truck with a lumber rack and landscaping tools in the back, according to the lieutenant. Police described the man as Hispanic, around 20 years, with a thin build and a mustache.
The teen was taken to Palomar Medical Center. The extent of his injuries was not immediately reported.
The stabbing was being investigated by the Escondido Police Department's Crimes of Violence Unit.
Police asked anyone with information to call Detective Greg Clark at (760) 839-4450 or San Diego County Crime Stoppers at (888)580-TIPS. Tipsters can remain anonymous.
