Overview

• Deputies responded around 8:30 p.m. to a residence on Angelina Avenue in Carmichael, according to the sheriff's office.
• Investigators say the woman tried to stab her child while the child was in the shower.
• The child's father was also stabbed and held the suspect down until deputies arrived.
• Authorities said the weapon may have been a machete, and detectives are investigating what led up to the attack.
• The suspect, identified only as the child's mother, was detained at the scene.