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Woman found with knife in head after being stabbed by son in Brownsburg

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Posted at 3:44 PM, Apr 24, 2023
and last updated 2023-04-24 19:40:05-04

BROWNSBURG — A woman is in serious condition after allegedly being stabbed by her son in Brownsburg on Monday.

At 12:23 pm, Brownsburg PD was called to the 1500 block of Midnight Pass in the Summer Ridge subdivision on reports of a person stabbed.

Upon arrival, police said they found Susan Early, 59, in the front yard suffering from multiple stab wounds, including a kitchen knife "impaled in her skull."

According to police, the woman was able to tell officers that her son had beat and stabbed her before fleeing from the house.

Neighbors were able to tell police where the son fled and he was located at the pool house of the subdivision.

Police took the son into custody for questioning.

The scene is still very active, but according to police there is no further danger to the community.

Early was trated at Eskenazi Hospital where she was said to be in critical condition and had emergency surgery.

Her son was booked into Hendricks County Jail and faces charges of attempted murder and battery by bodily waste on an officer. He does not have bond.