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By KC Baker")
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- Police in Brick Township, N.J., responded to a 911 call for help from a home on Sat., Nov. 1
- Upon arrival, officers found a 2-year-old boy suffering from a stab wound to the chest
- Marlene Rodriguez was arrested and charged with attempted murder and other crimes
A young New Jersey woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of stabbing her 2-year-old brother in the chest.
On Saturday, Nov. 1, at about 2:30 p.m., police in Brick Township who responded to a 911 call for help found a 2-year-old boy suffering from a stab wound to the chest, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a statement.
The boy was rushed to a local hospital where he was listed in stable condition.
Police later arrested the boy’s sister Marlene Rodriguez, 20, of Brick Township, per the prosecutor’s office.
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Rodriguez was taken to the Ocean County jail, where she remains held on no bail, according to online jail records.
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She is charged with attempted murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and endangering the welfare of a child.
It is unclear whether she has retained an attorney who can speak on her behalf.
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