Crime & Safety
Woman Stabs, Injures Teen Inside Metro Detroit Shopping Mall: Prosecutor
The teen was taken to a nearby hospital where she is expected to be ok, according to prosecutors.
TAYLOR, MI — A Detroit woman is facing charges after stabbing a 19-year-old woman multiple times inside a metro Detroit shopping mall, according to prosecutors.
The incident happened last Wednesday inside a Foot Locker store at the Southland Mall in Taylor, according to prosecutors.
Tiffany Rose Williams, 42, was charged with assault with intent to murder, felonious assault and assault with intent to do great bodily harm. She was placed in jail and given a $250,000 bond. Her next court date is scheduled for Nov. 17.
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Prosecutors said Williams was arguing with a 19-year-old girl before pulling out a knife and stabbing her multiple times. The teen was taken to a nearby hospital where she is expected to be ok, according to prosecutors.
News reports identified the teen as Suniya Jenkins, who told Fox 2 Detroit she suffered a punctured lung, four stab wounds in the neck, thigh and stomach. Jenkins said she was walking by the store when she heard Williams arguing at the cash register. She then looked into the store, and that's when Jenkins said Williams snapped at her.
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