PINELLAS PARK, FL — A Pinellas Park woman was arrested Monday for stabbing her daughter’s boyfriend and unintentionally injuring her daughter, according to multiple reports.
When Pinellas Park police officers responded to a home in the 6200 block of 108th Avenue N. around 4:30 p.m., they found two victims with various stab wounds and cuts, WFLA said.
Investigators learned that Sandra Kegley, 54, tried to stab her daughter’s boyfriend, 23-year-old Eric Smith, WTSP reported.
Her daughter, 25-year-old Kyrsten Bleattler, was also injured during the attack when she stepped in and tried to stop her mother, Fox 13 said.
Bleattler and Smith were brought to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Kegley was charged with first-degree attempted murder and second-degree aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, both felonies, Pinellas County court records show.
She remained in custody at the Pinellas County Jail as of Tuesday morning.
Detectives are investigating the motive of the attack.
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