CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is searching for the woman who stabbed a pregnant woman outside the Harris Teeter.
It happened on Wednesday around 11 a.m. in the Cotswold Village Shopping Center.
The 38-year-old pregnant woman told Channel 9 she was getting her toddler out of her car when the woman who pulled out of the space behind her stopped her car, got out, cursed at her, and attacked her with a knife.
“I was facing my toddler, getting him out of his seat, and thankfully turned around, and she was coming at me with a steak knife,” the victim, who asked not to be identified, said.
The woman was stabbed in the sternum, but she is okay. So is her unborn child. She tells Channel 9 she has never seen the woman who attacked her before and has no idea why this happened.
“I pushed and kicked and screamed, and thankfully I think that scared her off,” she said.
Harris Teeter declined to comment and referred all questions to CMPD. CMPD directed Channel 9 to the police report, which does not provide any additional information.
The woman who was attacked is encouraging everyone to always be aware of their surroundings.
“Thankfully, I turned around because if I had been facing my car, it could have been much worse,” she said.
CMPD has not made any arrests nor released any suspect information. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers.
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