Mum stabbed in Macy’s division retailer whereas altering her child as toddler falls to ground

A mum has been brutally stabbed in the baby changing room of the renowned Macy’s store in New York City, with her 10-month-old daughter witnessing the horrifying incident.

The alleged attacker, a woman who prosecutors claim was “looking for someone to kill” mere hours after being discharged from a Manhattan psychiatric ward, has been arrested.

The victim, a tourist visiting from California, was attending to her child’s nappy around 3pm on Thursday when the deranged woman reportedly stormed into the cubicle on the seventh floor and repeatedly stabbed her. During the horrific assault, the baby tumbled from the changing table onto the floor, according to prosecutors.

Officials report that the 38-year-old mother suffered stab wounds to her back and slashes to her arm, and was rushed to hospital in a stable condition. Thankfully, the baby was unscathed in the knife attack and the mother has since been released from hospital.

Kerri Aherne, a 43-year-old from Massachusetts, was apprehended by the baby’s father and store security before being arrested.

Earlier that day, Aherne had been discharged from Manhattan Psychiatric Center where she had spent a year.

“She had purchased a knife at Macy’s and looked for someone to kill because voices in her head told her that she had to kill someone or else she would be killed,” stated Paul Barker, the Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, during Friday’s court proceedings.

Aherne now faces charges of attempted murder, endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.

She is alleged to have purchased the knife at Macy’s just before the attack and is being held without bail.

The victim and her partner, the father of the baby, who have not been publicly named, are both employees of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.