Police: Woman arrested after 8-year-old attacked with cuts to neck at St. George motel

Written by Chris Reed
August 26, 2021

ST. GEORGE — A child was rushed to St. George Regional Hospital with lacerations on the neck after a suspected assault at the Motel 6 at 205 N. 1000 East on Thursday morning. 

The injuries were life-threatening, but officers said the 8-year-old child is expected to survive. (See Ed. note) 

A woman was arrested as a suspect in the assault after she fled the motel, St. George Police Sgt. Tyrell Bangerter told St. George News.

The incident was reported at the motel around 11 a.m. A front desk clerk told St. George News they made the call to police.

“We don’t know what exactly happened. We just called the cops,” the clerk said. “The police took care of it, and the kid was taken to the hospital.”

The child was transported by Gold Cross Ambulance as police secured the area. While St. George News was on scene, officers were observed entering and exiting recreational vehicles in an adjacent car lot with guns drawn.

Steve Dunham, spokesperson with the Washington County School District, said the incident didn’t necessitate any lockdowns at nearby schools. 

In a statement, police said that officers and detectives are continuing to process the scene as an active investigation.

Updated Aug. 8, 11:15 a.m. – ‘I had to’: Mother allegedly admits to cutting son’s throat with scissors at St. George motel (click  here) 

Ed. note: St. George Police originally reported the age of the child as 10 years old, information that was corrected in the official probable cause statement filed in support of the suspect’s arrest.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Reed serves as a reporter for St. George News, where he has been honored with several awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his work, including first-place accolades. He started his journalism career as a sports reporter and editor in Southern California where he once compared shoe sizes with Shaquille O'Neal and exchanged mix tapes with members of the Los Angeles Kings. After growing up in the San Fernando Valley learning karate skills from Mr. Miyagi and spending a decade in Las Vegas mostly avoiding the casinos, he came to St. George for love and married his soulmate, a lifetime Southern Utah resident. He is the proud father of two boys, his youngest a champion against both autism and Type 1 diabetes.

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