Maisa Alvarez, a 42-year-old Florida woman was jailed Tuesday after she allegedly tied her 7-year-old son’s hands together and then stabbed him repeatedly in the chest and arms.
According to Lake Wales police, officers were dispatched to the family’s home after Alvarez called 911 and told dispatchers that her son had been stabbed.
Emergency responders and police arrived at the scene to find the boy suffering from at least 10 stab wounds. The boy was airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Investigators say Alvarez bound the boy’s hands together and then began stabbing him in the chest with a steak knife. The boy also received several stab wounds when he attempted to defend himself with his arms.
Alvarez told detectives that she didn’t realize she was stabbing her son until he attempted to defend himself.
She was booked into the Polk County Jail and charged with first-degree attempted murder and aggravated child abuse.