Shanice Smithers, 23, of Porter Street was arrested around 12:30 a.m. Monday for allegedly stabbing the father of her child and his girlfriend at a Pendleton Avenue address shortly after midnight.
SPRINGFIELD -- Police arrested a woman for allegedly stabbing her child's father and his girlfriend at a Pendleton Avenue home shortly after midnight Monday in the city's Old Hill neighborhood.
Police said Shanice Smithers, 23, was arrested around 12:30 a.m. at her Porter Street home in the Liberty Heights section of the city. She's charged with assaulting her baby's father, Alberto Correa, 23, and his girlfriend, according to Springfield Police Capt. Cheryl C. Clapprood.
Police didn't identify the girlfriend.
The alleged victims' were take to Baystate Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, said Clapprood, who was unsure of the location of the stab wounds.
Smithers drove to the Pendleton Avenue address with her baby, whom she left inside the vehicle while she went inside to confront Correa. An argument ensued and Smithers stabbed both Correa and his girlfriend, Clapprood said.
Smithers is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in Springfield District Court.