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Marana mother accused of stabbing toddler

Posted at 3:54 PM, Dec 07, 2017
and last updated 2017-12-07 18:03:39-05

A 42-year-old Marana woman has been charged with the attempted first-degree murder of her toddler.

On November 9, officers received a 911 call regarding a stabbing incident at a home in the 12000 block of N. Wind Runner Parkway.

Marana Police and Northwest Fire District responded and located a male toddler with obvious signs of trauma caused by a knife.

Crews transported the toddler to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Detectives responded to investigate and arrested the toddler’s mother, Kay Kunes, for her involvement in the stabbing incident.

Kunes was booked on one count of attempted first-degree murder.