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Man stabbed in head while sleeping in Northeast D.C. hospital waiting room Man stabbed in head while sleeping in Northeast D.C. hospital waiting room
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A 29-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in what D.C. police say was the random stabbing of a man as he slept in a chair in a hospital waiting room in Northeast Washington.A 29-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday in what D.C. police say was the random stabbing of a man as he slept in a chair in a hospital waiting room in Northeast Washington.
The victim suffered a deep wound to the left side of his head, police said in an arrest affidavit, and was treated at Providence Hospital, where the attack occurred. Police said hospital security restrained the suspect, who officers found sitting on a floor in handcuffs with a bloody knife lying nearby.The victim suffered a deep wound to the left side of his head, police said in an arrest affidavit, and was treated at Providence Hospital, where the attack occurred. Police said hospital security restrained the suspect, who officers found sitting on a floor in handcuffs with a bloody knife lying nearby.
The incident occurred about 2:15 a.m. Tuesday at the hospital in the 1100 block of Varnum Street NE. Police said they charged Janet Latoya Daniels of Southeast with assault with intent to kill. The incident occurred about 2:15 a.m. Tuesday at the hospital in the 1100 block of Varnum Street NE. Police said they charged Janet Latoya Daniels of Southeast Washington with assault with intent to kill.
Prosecutors later amended the charge to assault with a dangerous weapon. A D.C. Superior Court judge ordered her detained until a preliminary hearing Friday.
The victim told police that he was attacked without provocation and that he does not know or have any connection with Daniels.The victim told police that he was attacked without provocation and that he does not know or have any connection with Daniels.
Police said in the arrest affidavit that Daniels was at the hospital to be treated for a drug problem and was waiting to see a doctor. The affidavit says she went into a restroom and then walked out with a knife and attacked the victim.Police said in the arrest affidavit that Daniels was at the hospital to be treated for a drug problem and was waiting to see a doctor. The affidavit says she went into a restroom and then walked out with a knife and attacked the victim.
The document says the first strike missed, but the second struck the victim in the head. Police said security guards intervened and stopped the attack. The victim told police that he “fell asleep in his chair and was attacked in his sleep,” the affidavit says.The document says the first strike missed, but the second struck the victim in the head. Police said security guards intervened and stopped the attack. The victim told police that he “fell asleep in his chair and was attacked in his sleep,” the affidavit says.