Crime & Safety
Western PA Teen Wounds Mother In Homicide Attempt: Police
A domestic altercation between a teen and her mother turned violent Saturday in Western Pennsylvania.
INDIANA COUNTY, PA — A 14-year-old girl is in custody after allegedly attempting to kill her mother, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Troopers were dispatched to a reported domestic dispute Saturday night at a residence along Graceton Village Road in Center Township. They discovered the teen had been involved in an altercation with her 41-year-old mother and stabbed her multiple times.
The mother was flown to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and last was reported in critical condition.
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The teen was taken into custody and been charged with criminal attempt – homicide via a written allegation filed with the Indiana County Probation Department.
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