Weeks after an aunt was accused of stabbing her 4-year-old niece “multiple times” while babysitting her at a New Jersey home, shocking the victim’s father, prosecutors have filed charges for attempted murder and other offenses.
According to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, Paterson police responded to an allegation of a 4-year-old girl being stabbed on the afternoon of August 23 at a residence near East 24th Street and 10th Avenue. Authorities stated that the girl was stabbed “multiple times” and was transferred to St. Joseph’s Hospital.
In an on-camera interview with local ABC station WABC, the girl’s father, Faherem LaSane, expressed “dumbfounded” and “shocked” at the attack. He identified his daughter as Amber and stated that the stabbing resulted in a perforated lung and liver. The father described the “joy” he had when he saw his daughter open her eyes at the hospital after she “heard my voice and started making eye contact, trying to see me.”
According to the report, a witness to the stabbing said the girl had a “big gash on her forehead” as her mother carried her out of the house that day. Meanwhile, Campechano went missing for a month before being apprehended on Monday, according to prosecutors.
Authorities have yet to explain what caused the violence, other than to say there was a quarrel, but there appear to have been some warning indications concerning the defendant’s mental health. According to Law&crime, neighbors recognized Campechano as someone who would chat to herself while pacing about outside.
As things stand, the defendant faces many charges, the most serious of which is first-degree attempted murder. Campechano also faces a firearm possession allegation and a child endangerment charge.