Nationwide — Breante Thomas, a 28-year-old African American lady from Fort Washington, Maryland, has been arrested after police mentioned she fatally stabbed her 81-year-old grandmother and injured one other member of the family throughout an assault final weekend.
In accordance with Fox 5 DC, the incident occurred on Sunday, September 14, at a house on Bonhill Drive in Fort Washington. Officers responded to a welfare examine round 2 p.m. and located Helen Thomas with a number of stab wounds. She was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Police mentioned one other member of the family, a person whose identify has not been launched, was additionally stabbed. He was taken to the hospital by paramedics and stays in important however steady situation.
After three days of looking, authorities situated Thomas in Waldorf on Thursday and took her into custody. Investigators recognized her as the primary suspect in each assaults.
Thomas has been charged with first- and second-degree homicide in connection together with her grandmother’s loss of life, in addition to tried homicide for the assault on the second sufferer. Officers mentioned extra costs might observe.
The investigation is ongoing as detectives proceed to look into the occasions that led to the deadly stabbing contained in the household’s Fort Washington dwelling.
