Tourist changing baby stabbed multiple times in the back at iconic NYC Macy's during holiday shopping rush
A homeless Massachusetts woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly brutally stabbing a woman in the back while she was changing her baby inside a bathroom in the iconic Macy's Herald Square in New York City, in what officials are calling an "unprovoked" attack.
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News Digital the 39-year-old California woman was changing a baby in a seventh-floor bathroom of the store, when she was stabbed twice in the back and suffered a laceration to her left arm.
Police said the attack was "unprovoked" and there was no contact between the suspect and the victim prior to the stabbing.
The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. Her current condition is unknown.
Law enforcement sources told the New York Post the victim, who was reportedly visiting from Jurupa Valley, works as a civilian in the sheriff's office where her husband serves as a sheriff.
Kerri Aherne, 43, whose last known address was in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, is charged with attempted murder, two counts of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the NYPD.
Aherne did not have an address in New York, sources told Fox News Digital.
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"We are deeply saddened about the incident that took place [Thursday] as the safety of our customers and colleagues is our top priority. We kindly defer any further questions to the local authorities," a spokesperson for Macy's told Fox News Digital in a statement.
The iconic Macy's Herald Square opened in 1902, and is a popular holiday shopping stop for tourists visiting the Big Apple at Christmastime.
