Clearwater Mother, Daughter Stabbed During Fight With Neighbor

CLEARWATER, FL -- Clearwater Police are investigating a stabbing that left a mother and daughter with minor injuries.

Just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, officers responded to 1405 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. after a report of a stabbing.

They arrested Melissa Sessler, 50, on two counts of aggravated battery.

Her neighbors, Shonika Faison, 41, and Shane Johnson, 23, suffered stab wounds in the verbal argument that turned physical outside at the home. The two, who are mother and daughter, were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where they were treated and later released for their injuries.

There has been an ongoing feud between the neighbors over parking and other issues. The dispute erupted again late Tuesday afternoon as Sessler was leaving for work. The argument turned physical after Sessler went inside the house and returned with a small kitchen knife. The mother and daughter were then stabbed during a physical struggle.

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