Woman stabs boyfriend in self defense during argument at Arlington apartment, police say
At around 12:30am, officers responded to an apartment complex in the 4900 block of Silber Road to investigate a reported stabbing.
A woman had called 911 to report that her boyfriend assaulted her and that she stabbed him in defense.
When officers arrived on scene, they located both individuals. Both had significant injuries and were transported to area hospitals.
The woman told officers she and her boyfriend, a 33-year-old man, got into argument, during which he began physically assaulting her. During the struggle, she said she grabbed a knife that was laying nearby and used it to defend herself.
He remains hospitalized. Once he is medically cleared, he will be booked into the Arlington City Jail on one count of Assault Family Violence Impede Breath and one count of Assault Family Violence with Previous Conviction. He also had an active warrant out of Tarrant County for Assault Family Violence with Previous Conviction.
At this time, the woman has not been charged with anything.
