Crime

Woman Allegedly Stabs Niece With Box Cutter, Strikes Her With Rock in Presence of Child

ST. CROIX — A woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly attacked her niece with a box cutter.  Valencia Hazelwood was arrested on the night of June 14th after police made contact with the victim while she was receiving medical attention. In a statement to police, she recounted that she was cleaning her grandmother’s house that evening when she saw a pickup truck pull up and observed her aunt Valencia Hazelwood walking towards the entrance of the house while shouting at her. According to the alleged victim, as Hazelwood proceeded to walk toward the front door, she put her hand out to stop her aunt from entering the house and getting it dirty. However, she said that her aunt responded by pushing her against the wall, and reaching into her back pocket for a box cutter which she allegedly used to stab her to the right ribcage area. The woman told police that during the attack her aunt yelled that she was tired of her and would kill her.  The victim says her minor daughter beg...