Montgomery Woman Stabbed, Tried to Poison Daughters: Police

Pamela Christensen. Credit: Montgomery Police Department.

A Montgomery woman accused of attempting to poison her three daughters and stabbing two of them is behind bars on a million-dollar bail set Thursday.

Montgomery Police Chief Daniel Meyers said 47-year-old Pamela J. Christensen is charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated battery and three counts of unlawful restraint in the alleged Sept. 25 incident.

Meyers said police responded to the 2300 block of Patron Lane at around 10:50 a.m. after two 911 hang-up calls. Police said Christensen allegedly tried to poison and injure all three daughters, and two of the daughters were stabbed. The three daughters were taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, where they were treated and released, police said.

Christensen was taken to Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora. On Thursday, Meyers declined to say why she was hospitalized.

Montgomery police took Christensen into custody after she was released from the hospital on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after the alleged attack on her daughters.

Meyers said one of the daughters is 18, but declined to release the ages of two juvenile daughters.

On Thursday, Christensen appeared in Kendall County court, where her bail was set at $1 million. She is due back in court on Oct. 16, police said.

Meyers said the Montgomery Police Department was assisted by the Kendall County State’s Attorney, Kendall County Child Advocacy Center and Kendall County Health Department.