A Brooklyn man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing two women inside a day care center in Philadelphia earlier this month, authorities said Friday.
Eric Ferguson, 35, was arrested shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the city’s Germantown neighborhood, just about a mile from where the incident took place, reported Philadelphia’s NBC 10.
Ferguson has been charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated assault and attempt to commit homicide, in connection with the Nov. 5 stabbing of two women at Ya‑Ya’s Place Family Daycare on the 5700 block of Germantown Ave.
Both women, who have not been named, are employees of the facility, officials said. One was stabbed in the hand, while the other suffered a stab wound to the stomach. They were both taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The incident appeared to stem from a domestic dispute that escalated outside between one of the women and the suspect, who allegedly chased both victims into the day care center, Philly police told local ABC affiliate WPVI.
Cops said the women were stabbed inside the day care center, but no one else was involved.
While there were children inside the building during the double stabbing, they reportedly did not witness the attack. However, according to a woman who went to pick up her child shortly after the incident, her daughter had blood on her clothes.
“It was on her shoes and coat, that’s it — that’s all I know,” she told NBC 10.
Authorities have not shared how the three people are related or a possible motive for the attack.
Ferguson remains in custody and is scheduled for a preliminary court hearing on Dec. 1.
