Crime

Woman faces aggravated assault charge in Fort Worth stabbing of her son, police say

A woman was arrested Tuesday morning after she was accused of stabbing her son at a house in Fort Worth, according to police.
A woman was arrested Tuesday morning after she was accused of stabbing her son at a house in Fort Worth, according to police. File

A woman was arrested Tuesday morning after she was accused of stabbing her son, according to Fort Worth police.

At around 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to a domestic violence call about a cutting/stabbing at a home in the 2900 block of Livingston Avenue.

A woman, the mother of the victim, was intoxicated and stabbed her 23-year-old son, according to police.

The victim was transported to a hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The mother, identified in jail records as 45-year-old Jawanda Jarrett, is in police custody and faces a charge of aggravated assault on a family member with a weapon/serious bodily injury.

Police did not release the name of the victim.

Nicole Lopez
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Nicole Lopez was a breaking news reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 2023 to 2024.
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