An Arizona State University student allegedly stabbed her peer twice in a classroom in Glendale on Sept. 19 in a seemingly random attack.
Maricopa County authorities charged Kaci Lenise-Charlie Sloan, 19, with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct with a weapon in connection with the attack against student Mara Daffron.
Daffron’s neighbors created a GoFundMe for Daffron, saying she was “stabbed several times, but luckily, she is making great progress and is on the mend.
“We’d like our community to come together and support the Daffron family during this difficult time. These funds will go towards anything the family may need,” a description for the GoFundMe page titled “Support Mara Daffron’s Recovery Journey” states.
“We know Mara will come out stronger than ever from this unimaginable attack.” Matthew McCormick, a student who witnessed the attack unfolding in their classroom, took swift action to stop the alleged stabbing, potentially saving Daffron’s life, according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
“In that moment I didn’t really have a thought going through my head I just knew that I felt compelled to do something,” McCormick told the outlet.
Approximately 13 witnesses present during the attack, including a professor, recounted the incident to police, who wrote in a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital that the stabbing occurred “without any provocation or any words spoken.”
