Woodbridge Man Allegedly Stabs Daughter, Her Mother: Police

WOODBRIDGE, VA — A Woodbridge man is in custody today after he allegedly stabbed his 8-year-old daughter and her mother Friday night. Javier Mauricio Molina was arrested on charges of aggravated malicious wounding following the stabbing at a Woodbridge apartment complex.

According to police, officers responded to the Dominion Middle Ridge apartments in the 3600 block of Meandering Way at 9:30 p.m. When they arrived, they saw Molina carrying the girl, who was covered in blood, down the stairs of the apartment building. Police also said they saw Molina place the girl on the ground before hitting her several times.

According to police, Molina fought the officers after they separated him from the girl and tried to detain him. Eventually, Molina was arrested and put in a prisoner transport van.

Following Molina's arrest, officers discovered the girl had been stabbed several times. They also found a 25-year-old woman, identified as the girl's mother, inside the family's apartment, also suffering from multiple stab wounds.

Both the child and her mother were flown to an area medical center, where they remain hospitalized for treatment of serious, life-threatening injuries.