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The homeless Massachusetts woman charged in the stabbing of another woman in the bathroom of Macy’s in New York City<\/a> has a history of mental illness, was released from a psychiatric hospital hours before the attack and claimed voices in her head said she “had to kill\u00a0someone” or be killed.<\/p>\n

Kerri Aherne, 43, stabbed a California woman in the back on Thursday as she was changing her baby inside a bathroom in the iconic Macy’s Herald Square.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The victim, who has only been identified by her employment with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital and was discharged on Friday.<\/p>\n

Aherne was charged with attempted murder,<\/a> two counts of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with what police have described as an unprovoked attack. She is being held without bail.<\/p>\n

TOURIST CHANGING BABY STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE BACK AT ICONIC NYC MACY’S DURING HOLIDAY SHOPPING RUSH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Court records show Aherne, whose last known address was in Tewksbury, Massachusetts<\/a>, has a long history of struggling with mental illness.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors said in a criminal complaint that Aherne told police she had been discharged from Manhattan Psychiatric Center the morning of Thursday’s stabbing after a yearlong stay.<\/p>\n

She also allegedly said she purchased a knife at Macy’s and looked for someone to kill because “voices in her head told her she had to kill\u00a0someone, or she would be killed.”<\/p>\n

In 2019, records show she was deemed an incapacitated person, and her mother and sister were appointed as her guardians, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n

Aherne was placed on a court-ordered treatment plan to ensure she continues taking Prolixin, an antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia, the records show.<\/p>\n

VIDEO SHOWS AFTERMATH OF VIOLENT NEIGHBORHOOD STREET TAKEOVER THAT LEFT COUPLE BATTERED IN ‘PLANNED ATTACK’<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Her Facebook has been inactive since 2018. In one of her last posts, she wrote, “Going a little insane,” along with a still from a Michael Jackson video.<\/p>\n

Aherne was arraigned on Friday, when her attorney told the court he plans to request bail at a future hearing.<\/p>\n

When the judge said she would be held without bail until her next court appearance, Aherne interrupted and begged not to be sent to another mental health facility,<\/a> the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t want to go to another hospital,” Aherne said. “They didn\u2019t help me at Manhattan Psychiatric Center.”<\/p>\n

She is due back in court on Dec. 17.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/macys-stabbing-suspect-history-mental-illness-released-psych-ward-day-attack <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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