Man stabbed ex-girlfriend 12 times in front of her children, then took himself to the hospital for wound to his hand: Police

A Florida antheral allegedly stabbed his erstwhile girlfriend successful beforehand of their 2 young children aft stalking her, leaving her to bleed extracurricular her location portion helium took himself to the hospital.

Courtney Anderson, 25, was arrested connected Friday not agelong aft the alleged altercation involving his erstwhile woman and the parent of his children. According to a probable origin affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, surveillance camera captured the full incident, which occurred extracurricular the woman's home. Police stated that successful presumption of cameras — and the couple's children, 3 and 5 years aged — Anderson allegedly stabbed the pistillate a full of 12 times, aft which she was capable to shriek for assistance and tally to her neighbor's house.

According to the affidavit, Anderson was recovered astatine a section infirmary with a "slice injury" to his hand.

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Police said that the pistillate was observed connected camera with the 2 children walking towards the beforehand doorway of her home. She was past allegedly ambushed by a antheral aboriginal identified arsenic Anderson, who past allegedly stabbed her "in the country of her head." According to the affidavit, helium tin beryllium heard saying, "What's up, b—?"

The pistillate fell to the ground, wherever Anderson allegedly stabbed her 7 much times. After Anderson ceased his alleged attack, the 5-year-old kid went up to the pistillate arsenic she tried to basal up. Once she was up, constabulary said that Anderson allegedly rushed backmost implicit to stab her 4 much times, including successful the neck.

According to the affidavit, Anderson was seemingly preparing for different onslaught connected the pistillate erstwhile she began screaming and made a tally for her neighbor's house. Anderson past fled the scene.

The pistillate was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center successful captious condition.

Meanwhile, constabulary said that Anderson drove himself to JFK Medical Center to get attraction for a "slice injury" to his hand. Atlantis Police officers alerted the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, which past brought Anderson successful for questioning.

Police said that Anderson's covering matched what helium was wearing successful the surveillance video, and determination was a "blood-like substance" connected the steering instrumentality of the conveyance helium drove to the hospital.

According to the affidavit, Anderson was work his rights and stated that helium had been arrested successful February for home artillery by strangulation against the aforesaid woman. He was ordered not to person interaction with her, and a restraining bid was filed against him. Anderson told constabulary that since the arrest, helium had not been allowed to spot his children arsenic much.

Anderson besides told constabulary that helium believed the pistillate started a narration with different man. He indicated that helium had been "harassing him connected Facebook."

Police said that Anderson "did not person a wide memory" of the alleged attack. According to the affidavit, Anderson's conveyance was seen connected surveillance cameras pursuing the woman's conveyance successful the moments starring up to the alleged attack.

Anderson was charged with attempted first-degree execution with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking, and usurpation of a no-contact order. He is successful custody astatine the Palm Beach County Jail wherever helium is being held without bail. His adjacent tribunal day is scheduled for July 28.