Language lack led to stabbing
BERGENFIELD, N.J. - A woman whose inability to understand English in notes from school officials apparently misled her to believe that her children would be taken away stabbed her 8-year-old son with a steak knife, then tried to kill herself, police said.
Elida Marroquin, 37, mother of three, was charged with attempted murder, following Saturday's incident in Bergenfield. Bail was set at $500,000, and both she and the child were expected to recover from their wounds. Her two daughters are staying with friends.
- Associated Press
