At around 7:40 a.m., Alyssa Castro and her boyfriend were driving through their neighborhood in southern Wichita when a neighbor flagged them down.

Approaching their vehicle, the neighbor revealed hands stained with what looked like blood. She requested to borrow a phone to contact 911 and quickly retreated into a nearby house, taking the phone with her.

The emergency dispatcher received a report of a potential stabbing, notifying first responders that a woman had claimed a stabbing incident occurred in her residence.

Further details from the caller indicated that the stabbing was an act of self-defense, as she was attempting to protect herself from her mother.

Wichita police arrived at the scene by 7:52 a.m., discovering a woman outside the residence with cuts on her hands and blood on her clothes.

Inside the home, they found 81-year-old Anita Avers unresponsive in her bed, suffering from multiple stab wounds. Both women were subsequently transported to the hospital for treatment.

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• Dan Murphy – Former NYPD Detective-Sergeant, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Former Chief Security Officer, US Bancorp, Co-Host of “Gold Shields” Podcast, and Author: “Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program”

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[Feature Photo: Anita Avers and Angelynn Mock/Facebook]