A Florida man allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend in front of their two young children after stalking her, leaving her to bleed outside her home while he drove himself to the hospital.
Courtney Anderson, 25, was arrested on Friday, shortly after an alleged altercation with his former girlfriend and his children’s mother.
According to a probable cause affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime, surveillance cameras captured the entire incident, which took place outside the woman’s home.
According to police, Anderson allegedly stabbed the woman 12 times in front of cameras and the couple’s children, ages 3 and 5, before she was able to scream for help and flee to her neighbor’s home.
According to the affidavit, Anderson was discovered in a local hospital with a “slice injury” to his hand.
According to police, the woman and her two children were caught on camera walking towards her home’s front door.
She was ambushed by a man later identified as Anderson, who allegedly stabbed her “in the area of her head.” According to the affidavit, he can be heard asking, “What’s up, b—?”
The woman collapsed, and Anderson allegedly stabbed her seven more times. After Anderson stopped his alleged attack, the 5-year-old approached the woman as she attempted to stand up.
When she awoke, police said Anderson rushed back over to stab her four more times, including in the neck.
According to the affidavit, Anderson appeared to be preparing to attack the woman again when she started screaming and fled to her neighbor’s house. Anderson then left the scene.
The woman was transferred to St. Mary’s Medical Center in critical condition.
Meanwhile, police reported that Anderson drove himself to JFK Medical Center for treatment of a “slice injury” to his hand. Atlantis Police officers notified the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, which brought Anderson in for questioning.
According to police, Anderson’s clothing matched what he was wearing in the surveillance video, and there was a “blood-like substance” on the steering wheel of the vehicle he drove to the hospital.
According to the affidavit, Anderson was informed of his rights and stated that he had been arrested in February for domestic battery by strangulation against the same woman.
He was ordered not to contact her, and a restraining order was issued against him. Anderson told police that since his arrest, he has not been able to see his children as much.
Anderson also told police that he believed the woman had begun a relationship with another man. He said he had been “harassing him on Facebook.”
Police stated that Anderson “did not have a clear memory” of the alleged assault. According to the affidavit, Anderson’s vehicle was captured on surveillance cameras following the woman’s vehicle in the moments preceding the alleged attack.
Anderson faces charges of attempted first-degree murder with a deadly weapon, aggravated stalking, and violating a no-contact order. He is detained at the Palm Beach County Jail and is being held without bail. His next court date is set for July 28.
