Texas mother accused of stabbing her 2 young children, husband was going through postpartum depression, husband says: Affidavit

The husband of a Texas mother accused of stabbing her young children — ages 3 years and 10 months — and him early Tuesday morning told police she was going through postpartum depression at the time, WFAA-TV reported, citing a newly released arrest affidavit.

The husband also was concerned about her behavior before the stabbing, the station said, citing the affidavit.

The husband ‘was trying to get to the children, but the children were in another room, and she was actively trying to stab him.’

Northlake Police officers were dispatched to a home in the 1200 block of Daylily Drive around 4:20 a.m. regarding a stabbing in progress, KXAS-TV said.

Police said a man called 911 and reported that his wife had a knife and was stabbing him, KXAS