HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A 12-year-old boy is charged with aggravated assault after two children stabbed a woman Saturday afternoon in northwest Harris County, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. The other child, a 7-year-old boy, "is not culpable by law," the sheriff said.
The stabbing happened on April Valley Court near Queenston Boulevard around 4:30 pm.
On X, formerly Twitter, Gonzalez said the woman was still in critical condition Sunday afternoon. When we reached out to the sheriff's office, a spokesperson could not confirm her condition.
The sheriff's office said the two children had gone back to the woman's home after an earlier possible confrontation, which led to the stabbing.
Surveillance video shared by a neighbor captured most of what happened. In the video, you can see the victim standing in her driveway having an argument with two boys on bicycles. A neighbor appears to ask the boys to leave the woman alone.
Other residents in the neighborhood said confrontations have apparently happened before.
"We try to keep our patience," Maddy Monsalve, a longtime neighbor told KHOU 11 about the woman. "We are understanding even though it's very frustrating and we all have to call the cops, not just me, other neighbors have too, we try to have patience."
The children were not hurt. Video shows the boys ride their bicycles away and come back moments later wearing surgical gloves. They walk up to the driveway and a boy in a red hoodie appears to run up to the victim before both kids flee the scene.
Investigators said the victim's family arrived moments later.
"Her brother came [by] just to check up on her, he checks on her daily, at that point he came at the right time. He opened the door and saw she was stabbed," said HCSO investigator Sergio Torres.
Torres said the woman's brother was who called 911.
Deputies said the 59-year-old victim has a history of mental health issues. She was transported to the hospital in serious condition and later taken by Life Flight to another hospital, according to Gonzalez.
The entire ordeal has people worried for their safety.
"If [the kids] have the ability to go and do that to an older woman who clearly has mental issues, and even our neighbor tells them like, 'Hey leave her alone, she has something.' Now, it's a concern," Monsalve said.