A Paterson woman was charged Monday after an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Mabel Campechano, 33, of Paterson, was charged following an incident that occurred on August 23, when police responded to a home near East 24th Street and 10th Avenue on a report of a child being stabbed. Officers found a four-year-old who had been stabbed multiple times. The child was taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center for treatment.
Authorities charged Campechano with first-degree attempted murder, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, third-degree endangering an injured victim, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. She was arrested without incident on September 23 in Totowa.
If convicted, Campechano faces 10 to 20 years in state prison on the attempted murder charge. The other charges carry potential sentences ranging from 18 months to five years.