Aurora Villacorta.Photo:Passaic County Prosecutorâs OfficeA New Jersey woman was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing her 5-year-old grandchild repeatedly, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release.On Wednesday, police responded to a home in Paterson because of a reported stabbing, prosecutors say, where they found a 5-year-old girl with multiple stab wounds. Police arrested Aurora Villacorta, 51, the child’s grandmother.The 5-year-old is in stable condition, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh tells PEOPLE.Villacorta is charged with second and third-degree aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child as well as two weapons charges.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Attorney information for Villacorta was not immediately available. She is due in court for a pre-trial detention hearing on Oct. 16, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office tells PEOPLE.If convicted of all charges, Villacorta could face up to 30 years in prison.If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
Aurora Villacorta.Photo:Passaic County Prosecutorâs Office
Passaic County Prosecutorâs Office
A New Jersey woman was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing her 5-year-old grandchild repeatedly, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release.On Wednesday, police responded to a home in Paterson because of a reported stabbing, prosecutors say, where they found a 5-year-old girl with multiple stab wounds. Police arrested Aurora Villacorta, 51, the child’s grandmother.The 5-year-old is in stable condition, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh tells PEOPLE.Villacorta is charged with second and third-degree aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child as well as two weapons charges.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.Attorney information for Villacorta was not immediately available. She is due in court for a pre-trial detention hearing on Oct. 16, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office tells PEOPLE.If convicted of all charges, Villacorta could face up to 30 years in prison.If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
A New Jersey woman was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing her 5-year-old grandchild repeatedly, the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release.
On Wednesday, police responded to a home in Paterson because of a reported stabbing, prosecutors say, where they found a 5-year-old girl with multiple stab wounds. Police arrested Aurora Villacorta, 51, the child’s grandmother.
The 5-year-old is in stable condition, Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh tells PEOPLE.
Villacorta is charged with second and third-degree aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child as well as two weapons charges.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’s free True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
Attorney information for Villacorta was not immediately available. She is due in court for a pre-trial detention hearing on Oct. 16, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office tells PEOPLE.
If convicted of all charges, Villacorta could face up to 30 years in prison.
If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
