Six-year-old stabbed in the chest at home

Six-year-old stabbed in the chest at home

Police where called to the Bellfields Estate in Guildford in Surrey after having received a disturbing phone call, stating a six year old girl had received serious stab wounds to the chest
The six year old girl had to be taken to hospital after being stabbed in the chest in her own home. A 44 year old woman and a 28 year old man, who lived in the same house as the girl, where arrested under the suspicion of attempted murder. The 44 year old woman also had to be brought to hospital after sustaining stab wounds to her hands. According to neighbours the girl is to be best described as an angel, a little princes. It is worrying, when something like this happens so close to your own home, a resident said. The 44 year old woman and the 28 year old man will remain in police custody during the investigation of this case. Later on the 44 year old woman and the 28 year old man where proclaimed to be the mother of the girl and her boyfriend.

Source: Retrieved June 10th, 2010
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7147345.ece

My reaction:

What the hell went through the mind or minds of the people who did this? Stabbing a six year old in the chest, presumably your own child creates a certain possibility of killing her. Even if this was done in a rage, this does not imply it is okay to do so anyway. If this happened in rage you always have the opportunity to count to ten or just walk away. A lot of whys and ifs pop into my mind but the biggest questions remain; What if the police would not have been there on time? What if there had been no screaming at all? and what would have happened to the girl then?