Father stabbed 12-year-old step-daughter with various kitchen utensils, court documents reveal
Joshua Burnside, 28, was arraigned Wednesday, accused of stabbing his ex-wife and her daughter inside their Crotona Park East apartment on Oct. 22.
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Court documents reveal that a father stabbed his 12-year-old step-daughter with various kitchen utensils.
Joshua Burnside, 28, was arraigned Wednesday, accused of stabbing his ex-wife and her daughter inside their Crotona Park East apartment on Oct. 22. Burnside appeared in court virtually from his hospital bed.
The criminal complaint reveals new details, including the 12-year-old girl was stabbed "...numerous times about the face and body with various sharp objects, including but not limited to a knife, fork, spoon, plate, tongs, crochet needle, and other sharp metal objects causing multiple bleeding lacerations, as well as extreme swelling and bruising to both eyes."
Prosecutors say the girl underwent surgery at a hospital in Queens, "to remove an unknown sharp object from her brain and to treat sharp force injuries to her body."
The girl's 31-year-old mother was stabbed with a knife throughout her face and abdomen and treated at a Bronx hospital, according to court documents.
Police say a 2-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy were present during the attack but were not injured.
Burnside is charged with attempted murder, assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He is expected back in court on Dec. 10.
