Crime

Woman accused of stabbing man in head as child watched

Police in LaGrange, Ga., say a woman stabbed a man in the head Saturday night as a 14-year-old child watched.

Arrested and charged with aggravated assault and cruelty to a child is Elenora Smith.

Officers were called to the Town and Country Hotel at approximately 7 p.m. in regards to a stabbing.

A man at the hotel told officers that he was in a dispute over money with Smith when she stabbed him as he was bending over.

Officers noticed a minor laceration on the man’s scalp.

Smith was arrested at the scene.

Larry Gierer: 706-571-8581, @lagierer

This story was originally published February 19, 2017 at 11:18 AM with the headline "Woman accused of stabbing man in head as child watched."

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