HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department is searching for a woman who is accused of stabbing and assaulting two separate people for apparently no reason at all.
Police released an image and surveillance video of the woman suspected in the attacks.
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According to police, the first incident happened in the 4400 block of Bettis Drive at about 10:55 a.m. on Dec. 9.
In that incident, a 63-year-old man said he was walking in the alleyway behind a business when the suspect, armed with a knife, approached him from behind and stabbed him in the face. The man said the woman then walked away without saying anything.
The man was transported to a hospital.
In another incident which happened at about 2:20 p.m. at 4323 San Felipe Street, a 30-year-old man said he was walking to his vehicle in the parking lot when he was struck in the right side of his head by a sharp object carried by a woman who approached him from behind. Just like in the first incident, the woman walked away without saying anything following the assault.
The man was treated for his injury at the scene.
Detectives obtained surveillance video of the woman and, together with witness statements, determined it was the same suspect in both incidents.
She is described as a woman in her forties. She is about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. The woman has short black hair worn in a bun.
Anyone with information on the identity of the woman is urged to contact the HPD Major Assaults Division at 713-308-8800 or speak anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.