Takeira Hester, 28, has been charged with attempted murder after stabbing a 1-year-old boy and a 24-year-old woman in separate random attacks near Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. The child and woman are in stable condition, and police stated that the assaults were not motivated by antisemitism. Authorities indicated that Hester was known to them and was experiencing a mental health crisis at the time of the attacks.
A 1-year-old baby boy was stabbed in the Rittenhouse Square section of Center City, Philadelphia, on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred on the 300 block of South 18th Street, and the baby was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition. Police have not found any weapons and no arrests have been made yet.
A 1-year-old boy was stabbed in the left forearm near Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. He was taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is in stable condition. Police have not made any arrests or found any weapons, and the investigation is ongoing.
