DETROIT – Detroit police have arrested a man in connection to a double stabbing Thursday morning in a home on the city's east side.
Police said the victims, a 43-year-old mother and her 22-year-old daughter, were found just after 2 a.m. in the 19000 block of Helen Street.
The mother was killed. The daughter was treated for her injuries at a hospital.
Police said the 43-year-old woman was trying to break-up with her 50-year-old boyfriend when a fight ensued. Police say he used a knife to stab the woman and her daughter during the fight.
The 50-year-old man is in custody at the Detroit Detention Center awaiting charges.