A disturbing video shows two young brothers, ages 12 and 7, stabbing a 59-year-old woman in her garage and then fleeing on their bicycles in Harris County, Texas.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the unnamed woman, who has a mental illness, got into an argument with the boys outside her home on April Valley Court around 2 p.m. Saturday.
The children initially rode away on their bikes, but CCTV footage from a neighbour’s house showed them returning about twelve minutes later. Click2Houston.
Video showed the shorter boy wearing blue gloves and a white shirt and the taller boy in a red hoodie with black gloves walking into the woman’s driveway.
The boy in a red hoodie is seen pulling an object from his pants and then running into the garage.
Footage from a surveillance camera at a neighbor’s home shows the shorter boy wearing blue gloves and the taller boy in a red hoodie with black gloves walking into the woman’s driveway.
The boy in a red hoodie is seen pulling an object from his pants and then running into the garage
Seconds later, the boys ran out of the garage, jumped on their bikes and paddled away from the scene.
“Never did any of us think it would be neighborhood kids coming in and attacking her,” said a neighbor who asked not to be identified KTRK.
“If they have the opportunity to do that to an older woman who clearly has mental health issues after our neighbor down the road tells them, ‘Hey, leave her alone.’ It’s a concern.’
The woman’s brother arrived at her home shortly after the stabbing and was able to call for help.
“Her brother came by to check on her; he checks on her daily. “That’s when he came at just the right time, opened the door and saw she had been stabbed,” said Sergio Torres, an investigator with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
She was transported to the hospital via Life Flight and underwent surgery. Senior Deputy Thomas M. Gilliland told DailyMail.com on Monday that the victim is recovering at a local hospital.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Sunday that the 12-year-old was charged with aggravated assault and is being held by the Harris County Juvenile Department.
The 7-year-old was not charged because he does not meet the age of guilt in Texas.
The boy’s mother told Click2Houston she apologized to the victim and said her son is mentally ill.
‘I’m sorry for the family. I am very sorry that my son committed this incident. And I pray for your health, for your well-being,” she said.
“My son, he’s struggling with his mental issues. I deeply regret it because I wouldn’t want this to happen to anyone.”
“We just have to keep praying for both my family and their family,” the mother said.
Seconds later, the boys ran out of the garage, jumped on their bikes and paddled away from the scene
The unnamed victim, who has a mental health condition, got into an argument with the boys outside her home on April Valley Court about 2pm on Saturday.
The boy’s mother told Click2Houston she apologized to the victim and said her son is mentally ill
The local ABC News affiliate reported that juvenile crime is increasing in the Houston area.
Homicides among juvenile offenders have increased 76 percent in Harris County since 2021, and crimes have doubled from January 2023 to January 2024.
Three kids dubbed “little thugs” by the FBI were arrested for robbing a Wells Fargo bank in Houston – in Harris County
The trio, ages 11, 12 and 16, ran over the bank at 10261 North Freeway on March 14 around 3 p.m.
Police said they passed a threatening note to a teller and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The group was believed to be armed, but they did not have a weapon with them KTRK.
