LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A 21-year-old woman, Ny’keira Allen, and her boyfriend, Tereike Woods, have been arrested for allegedly stabbing her uncle to death in North Carolina, USA.
The Spartanburg Police Department, in a statement earlier today, said they responded to Fisher Avenue at around 1:20 a.m., on 13 August, after someone reported that multiple people had been stabbed during an altercation.
According to officers, when they got to the scene, they found a man lying on the ground suffering from stab wounds. Officers stated that the man was taken to the hospital but later passed away from his injuries.
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The statement further disclosed that witnesses at the scene told them the incident started as an argument between a woman and her uncle, James Anderson.
Allen, the suspect, is alleged to have called her boyfriend, who came over and reportedly continued the altercation, which escalated and ended in her uncle being stabbed.
The Spartanburg County Coroner’s Office later identified the victim as 32-year-old James Anderson from Spartanburg.
“On 13 August, around 1:20 a.m., officers from the Spartanburg Police Department responded to 106 Fisher Avenue in reference to a disturbance. Officers were notified that several people had been stabbed during an altercation.
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“When officers arrived, they were advised the initial incident started between a female and her uncle, The female then notified her boyfriend, who later responded to 106 Fisher Avenue to confront the uncle
“A verbal disagreement escalated into a physical altercation between all parties. Upon officers’ arrival, they located a black male lying on the ground across the street from 106 Fisher Avenue suffering from stab wounds
“Officers noticed blood in the roadway and immediately began rendering aid to the male who was obviously having difficulty breathing. Spartanburg EMS arrived on scene and transported the victim to the hospital for medical treatment
“Unfortunately, the victim (Uncle), James Anderson (DOB 1/10/1991) of 106 Fisher Avenue, died as a result of his injuries at the hospital,” the statement read.