Current:Home > MyEchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Center|Texas mother accused of driving her 3 children into pond after stabbing husband: Police -FutureWise Finance
EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Center|Texas mother accused of driving her 3 children into pond after stabbing husband: Police
TradeEdge Exchange View
Date:2025-04-10 11:02:07
A Texas woman was arrested late last week after police accused her of plunging her car into pond with her three children inside and EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Centerstabbing her husband.
One of the children remains in critical condition. The other two children and their father were treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, the Carrollton Police Department said in a news release.
Wei Fen Ong was arrested Friday hours after both attacks were reported to police in Carrollton, located about 20 miles north of Dallas. Police charged Fen Ong with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon resulting in serious bodily injury, and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Walmart shooting:4 injured after Walmart shooting in Beavercreek, Ohio, police say; suspected shooter dead
Husband calls 911 to report stabbing
The first attack was reported Friday morning when Fen Ong's husband called 911 at 7:48 a.m. local time to report that his wife had stabbed him, Carrollton Police said.
Police and Carrollton medics responded to the home and transported the man to a hospital for treatment. The man, who was not identified, is expected to survive, police said.
Neighbors told KDFW, the Dallas-Fort Worth area Fox affiliate, that they heard yelling and screaming prior to the stabbing.
Deadly shooting:Suspect still at-large after three people killed over property lines in Colorado
Woman plunges car into pond with children inside
Later that day, police in the neighboring town of Lewisville responded to a separate 911 call regarding a vehicle that had been driven into a retention pond.
Inside the car was a woman and three children, ages 8, 9 and 12, according to police. Investigators later confirmed that the woman was the wife of the man who was stabbed.
The children were treated at a nearby hospital, where one of them remains critically injured. The other two are in stable condition, police said.
Audreyanna Lagunes, who witnessed the incident, told KDFW that the deep tire tracks indicated that the driver had to have been driving at a high rate of speed before plunging into the pond.
"Oh my heart sank, I have children; I have grandchildren," Lagunes said. "What kind of toll is that going to take on the long run? How long they were under?"
It was not immediately unclear what led to the stabbing and the subsequent vehicle crash. Fen Ong is in jail awaiting the resolution of the case in court.
Eric Lagatta covers breaking and trending news for USA TODAY. Reach him at [email protected]
veryGood! (1)
Related
- Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow owns a $3 million Batmobile Tumbler
- This fund has launched some of the biggest names in fashion. It’s marking 20 years
- Seeking to counter China, US awards $3 billion for EV battery production in 14 states
- GM recalling more than 449,000 SUVs, pickups due to issue with low brake fluid warning light
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- NFL Week 3 picks straight up and against spread: Will Ravens beat Cowboys for first win?
- Anti-'woke' activists waged war on DEI. Civil rights groups are fighting back.
- Which 0-2 NFL teams still have hope? Ranking all nine by playoff viability
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- Lower mortgage rates will bring much-needed normalcy to the housing market
Ranking
- South Korea's acting president moves to reassure allies, calm markets after Yoon impeachment
- WNBA playoffs bracket: Final standings, seeds, matchups, first round schedule
- Strong storm flips over RVs in Oklahoma and leaves 1 person dead
- Attorney Demand Letter Regarding Unauthorized Use and Infringement of [QUANTUM PROSPERITY CONSORTIUM Investment Education Foundation's Brand Name]
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- When are Walmart Holiday Deals dates this year? Mark your calendars for big saving days.
- Kyle Okposo announces retirement after winning Stanley Cup with Florida Panthers
- Brewers give 20-year-old Jackson Chourio stroller of non-alcoholic beer for clinch party
Recommendation
A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
Jeopardy! Contestant Father Steve Jakubowski Is the Internet’s New “Hot Priest”
Board approves more non-lethal weapons for UCLA police after Israel-Hamas war protests
Diddy is 'fighting for his life' amid sex trafficking charges. What does this mean for him?
Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
Nebraska resurgence just the latest Matt Rhule college football rebuild bearing fruit
Nike names Elliott Hill as CEO, replacing John Donahoe
Tomorrow X Together's Yeonjun on solo release: 'I'm going to keep challenging myself'
Tags
Like
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Attorney Demand Letter Regarding Unauthorized Use and Infringement of [QUANTUM PROSPERITY CONSORTIUM Investment Education Foundation's Brand Name]
- Apple releases iOS 18 update for iPhone: Customizations, Messages, other top changes