Arizona college student stabbed twice in random classroom attack

An Arizona State University student allegedly stabbed her peer twice in a classroom in Glendale on Sept. 19 in a seemingly random attack.Maricopa County authorities charged Kaci Lenise-Charlie Sloan, 19, with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct with a weapon in connection with the attack against student Mara Daffron.Daffron’s neighbors created a GoFundMe for Daffron, saying she was « stabbed several times, but luckily, she is making great progress and is on the mend. » »We’d like our community to come together and support the Daffron family during this difficult time. These funds will go towards anything the family may need, » a description for the GoFundMe page titled « Support Mara Daffron’s Recovery Journey » states. « We know Mara will come out stronger than ever from this unimaginable attack. »INDIANA UNIVERSITY FRATERNITY BROTHER ACCUSED OF ATTACKING MULTIPLE FEMALE CLASSMATES IN ONE WEEKMatthew McCormick, a student who witnessed the attack unfolding in their classroom, took swift action to stop the alleged stabbing, potentially saving Daffron’s life, according to FOX 10 Phoenix. »In that moment I didn’t really have a thought going through my head I just knew that I felt compelled to do something, » McCormick told the outlet.FOX TRUE CRIME PODCAST WITH EMILY COMPAGNO: ‘CRIMES ON CAMPUS’Approximately 13 witnesses present during the attack, including a professor, recounted the incident to police, who wrote in a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital that the stabbing occurred « without any provocation or any words spoken. »Police corroborated McCormick’s account in their report, stating that one of the witnesses « was able to disarm the defendant by pulling the knife away from the defendant’s right hand and threw it [sic] away from them. » Another witness then « kicked the knife to the back of the classroom. » »Another witness described the defendant [sic] was sitting in the classroom at a desk and suddenly got up and ran at the victim as the victim entered the classroom and stabbed her multiple times, » the affidavit states.Detectives found a handwritten note inside Sloan’s backpack that apparently referenced an act she was « about to commit, » but it did « not specifically state what she was referring to. »JEWISH TEEN’S ASSAULT IN MICHIGAN UNDER INVESTIGATION AS POSSIBLE ANTISEMITIC HATE CRIME: POLICESloan also apparently expressed the desire to « hurt somebody » in class that day in an interview with detectives after the alleged attack and chose to target Daffron because she was « an easier target » than the other person she apparently considered attacking, whom she referred to as « a veteran. »Authorities quickly arrived on scene and transported Daffron to a nearby hospital, where she received treatment for her wounds. »ASU Police continue to investigate a Sept. 19 on-campus stabbing of a student. Kaci Sloan was immediately detained and arrested on suspicion of first-degree attempted murder; aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; interfering with an educational institution; and disorderly conduct. She is being held on a $250,000 cash only bond, » an ASU spokesperson told Fox News Digital in a statement.  « ASU and the entire ASU West Valley community are deeply saddened by what happened. ASU West Valley is a close-knit campus of students, faculty and staff. Counseling support is available to all. »Sloan has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday in Maicopa County.



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