Suspect stabs woman and her teenage son in Laveen: police

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A suspect accused of stabbing a woman and her son in Laveen has been taken into custody.

According to police, the incident happened just before 2 a.m. on Nov 12 near 43rd Avenue and Baseline Road. When officers got to the scene, they found a woman with stab wounds. She was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigators say the woman's teenage son intervened during the attack and tried to stop the suspect from stabbing his mother. The boy suffered minor injuries.

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Suspect stabs mother and son, police say

A teenager is credited with saving his mother after she was stabbed by a suspect near 43rd Avenue and Baseline Road. Police say the boy stepped in to stop the attack. He was injured too, but both him and his mother are expected to survive. The suspect was taken into custody.

The suspect was not identified.

No further details were released.

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