A Queens woman working as a home health aide on Long Island stabbed her 84-year-old patient while she was sleeping, police said Thursday.
Amber Fraser, a 23-year-old South Richmond Hill resident, was arrested and charged with second-degree attempted murder, Nassau County police said in an alert.
Wendy Wilson, an 84-year-old Massapequa resident, was injured in the attack overnight Tuesday, her family told WABC. Cops did not identify the victim.
After stabbing Wilson, Fraser then got into her vehicle and attempted to ram it into the home, which lies 20 miles east of Wilson’s residence in Queens, the family told WABC. The car was still in the yard on Wednesday morning.
Wilson is expected to survive the attack, according to her family. Cops said she sustained a puncture wound to her chest and was in stable condition on Wednesday.
Nassau County police said Fraser would be arraigned when “medically practical,” implying she was also injured at some point between Tuesday and Thursday.
Wilson’s son, Kery Kilgannon, told WABC the family’s surveillance cameras captured the attack on video. He said the video showed Wilson’s caregiver climbing into bed with her, attacking her and then leaving the home.
Wilson wasn’t located until Wednesday morning, when her daytime aide found her bleeding from a stab wound and called 911, cops said. Her family said she underwent surgery at a local hospital.
