Child's Aunt Charged After Stabbing Of Passaic County 4-Year-Old, Officials Say

TOTOWA, NJ — Authorities have charged a Paterson woman with attempted murder and child endangerment in connection with the stabbing of a 4-year-old child in August.

The child was hospitalized on Aug. 23 after being stabbed multiple times at a residence in Paterson, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office. First responders took the victim to Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, and the child was listed in stable condition.

Officials identified 27-year-old Mabel Campechano as the suspect, and charged her with first-degree attempted murder, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree endangering an injured victim, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. The prosecutor's office told Patch she is the child's aunt.

Campechano was arrested on Monday and is in custody at the Bergen County Jail, according to the Passaic Prosecutor's Office and Paterson Police. Prosecutors will file a motion to keep her detained pending trial.

Authorities did not disclose the relationship between Campechano and the child.