A woman from Phoenix has been arrested after allegedly stabbing her mother, causing her to crash her vehicle.
On March 16 at 5:20 a.m. Brenda Villela, 27, allegedly stabbed her mother multiple times while the victim was driving. Villela’s actions caused the vehicle to crash before she fled on foot.
Villela’s mother was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The victim’s relatives say they expect her to recover and she is now in stable condition.
Relatives claim Villela was angry at her mother over a child custody issue and that she is mentally unstable.
Prior to the incident, Surveillance footage shows Villela in the driveway of the family’s home holding a large knife.
According to family members of the victim, the suspect hid in the back seat of her mother’s car, and stabbed her as she was driving to work.
Villela was located two days later at a south Phoenix gas station. She was talking with two of her friends, and they turned her in to authorities.
Villela is charged with one count of attempted homicide, two counts of aggravated assault, a count of burglary, endangerment, and criminal damage.
