Teen girl and infant brother stabbed in Vacaville home
VACAVILLE, Calif.
A police SWAT team responded to the 1200 block of Balsam Way at
around 2:35 a.m. when a teenage girl ran from her home to a neighbor's after
being stabbed more than 30 times and sexually assaulted, according to
Vacaville police.
Responding officers took a 14-year-old boy into custody, and the
victim and her infant brother were taken to a hospital at the University of
California Davis where they remain in critical condition.
Preliminary information revealed that the suspect entered the
victims' home and awakened the teenage girl, stabbed her and sexually
assaulted her, according to police.
During the course of the attack, the victim's infant brother awoke
and was stabbed more than 10 times, police said.
The girl was able to escape and run to a neighbor's home for help.
The teenage suspect was found by responding officers inside the
home and was taken into custody without incident. He was arrested on two
counts of attempted homicide and multiple sexual assault charges and booked
into a juvenile detention facility in Solano County.
Investigators have not identified a motive for the crime, but
believe the suspect was acquainted with the victims' older brother.
As of Sunday morning, the crime was not being investigated as
gang-related.