‘Grandma started to kill mommy’: Woman stabbed daughter-in-law in front of grandchildren in fight that started after drinks at Chili’s, police say

A Florida pistillate is down bars aft her ain grandchildren reportedly told constabulary that she allegedly attacked their mother.

Celestine Ward, 57, was charged with attempted murder aft she was arrested by Homestead constabulary officers connected Wednesday. According to an apprehension study obtained by section ABC affiliate WPLG, officers responded to a telephone astatine a residence connected Wednesday day and recovered the alleged unfortunate — Ward’s daughter-in-law — wrong connected the level successful a excavation of blood. The alleged victim, who was not named, was airlifted to the infirmary successful captious condition.

When constabulary asked the children wrong the location astir what happened, Ward’s granddaughter reportedly told them, “Grandma started to termination mommy with the knife.”

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Ward’s granddaughter besides reportedly told constabulary that earlier the alleged stabbing, her parent and begetter were some having an statement and the begetter near the home. Ward past reportedly began arguing with the girl’s mother, and the verbal altercation allegedly turned physical.

According to Ward’s granddaughter, “Grandma started to termination mommy with the knife. The weapon is successful the country nether the bed.”

The apprehension affidavit stated that constabulary interviewed the alleged unfortunate astatine the hospital. She corroborated what her girl said astir the statement they had astatine home, explaining that she and Ward had been astatine a Chili’s Bar & Grill earlier that day, wherever they consumed alcoholic beverages.

The alleged unfortunate reportedly told constabulary that she remembered Ward charging astatine her and she defended herself. Then Ward allegedly stabbed her aggregate times.

Ward besides provided a recorded statement, constabulary said successful the affidavit. In her statement, Ward said that her daughter-in-law was the 1 who allegedly attacked her, punching her successful the face. Police noted that Ward did not person signs of disposable injuries.

WPLG reported that the children were taken into the custody of the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Ward was arrested connected Wednesday and is being held without enslaved astatine Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.