Takeira Hester, 29, has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and related offenses after, allegedly, stabbing a woman and a 1-year-old boy in separate attacks on SaturdayAccording to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Takeira Hester, 29. has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after she, stabbed a woman and a baby boy in separate incidents on Saturday in Center City.
The DA's office said Sunday night that Hester has also been charged in a third attack on another individual, however, officials did not immediately provide further information on this additional incident.Officials said the first incident was alleged to have happened shortly before 8 a.m. on Saturday when a 24-year-old woman was stabbed by an attacker -- who officials now believe was Hester -- as she walked along the 1300 block of Chancellor Street.
Yet, a few hours later, around noon, officials said, the same attacker is believed to have assaulted a couple who was walking with their 1-year-old twin children in a stroller along the 300 block of South 18th Street. In that incident, officials claim, Hester ran up to the couple and stabbed one of the babies -- a 1-year-old boy -- in both of his arms before running off as she was chased by the children's father.
Also, police said, Hester had a warrant out of New York City in connection to an aggravated assault that occurred a few days prior. Hester has been in police custody since Saturday night. As of Monday morning, court documents for her charges had not yet appeared online.
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