Arizona Woman Fatally Stabs Father During Argument, Claims It Was An Accident

An Arizona woman was arrested for allegedly stabbing her father to death during an argument at an apartment complex in Phoenix.

Cops responded to a report of a stabbing incident at an apartment near Sweetwater and 29th avenues around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival, the police found 44-year-old Cory Little bleeding and unresponsive inside the house, AZCentral reported. Fire crews arrived shortly after and determined the man had succumbed to his injuries.

Investigators found that Little's daughter, Shaqueila Hudson, 27, stabbed him during an argument. She was arrested and charged with manslaughter.

Hudson told investigators she got into an altercation with her father which allegedly turned physical. She claimed Little grabbed her arm and wrist, according to court documents accessed by Arizona's Family.

At some point during the argument, Hudson reportedly grabbed a kitchen knife from the table and told her father to leave her alone. As she turned to face Little, Hudson stabbed him in the chest, court paperwork said.

The woman, however, told police the stabbing was accidental and that she wanted her father to back off, and not attack her. It was unclear what led to the argument between the duo before the stabbing.

Court documents also revealed that Hudson's two children were in the apartment at the time of the incident.

After speaking with the witnesses, detectives cleared the scene. Other details regarding the incident, including information about Hudson's two children, were not revealed by the authorities. An investigation was launched into the matter.

Domestic violence-related incidents were on a rise in Arizona, an October 2021 report by 12News revealed. Domestic violence homicides have doubled in Phoenix since 2019. From January 2021 to August 2021, 23 people reportedly died in domestic violence-related incidents, as per the Phoenix police.

Earlier this month, a Phoenix man murdered his wife and their three young children before fatally shooting himself in a murder-suicide incident. The family's babysitter found the bodies of the five members and called the police. According to friends of the deceased wife, the couple was facing marital problems.