SAN ANTONIO — Police responded to a trailer park off Highway 87 and Foster Meadows on the city’s far southeast side, where a pregnant woman was reportedly stabbed multiple times by a male neighbor Tuesday.
According to an SAPD spokesperson, a man was arguing with the woman when he became upset and punched her, knocking her down. The suspect then grabbed a kitchen knife, police say.
A neighbor, Roberto Nieves, tried to confront the suspect but was nearly stabbed and retreated. He spoke with KENS 5 and said he witnessed the suspect stab the woman in the back several times.
“I pulled back and started swinging the baseball bat and he started running this way," Nieves said.
Police say the victim was transported to San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) with non life-threatening injuries.
SAPD says they initially believed the suspect had barricaded himself in his trailer following the attack, but it was later discovered that he had left to a relative’s house. That relative ended up being his mother, who called police to report her son.
“He knows what’s he doing because he ran to his mama’s house, he’s a mama’s boy," Nieves said.
Units arrived at the location shortly after to take him into custody.
The suspect is believed to be an older man, while the victim is a younger woman in her late 20s. Neither has been identified, and no weapon was recovered as of Tuesday afternoon.
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