North Texas mother charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing husband, 2 young children, police say
A North Texas mother is facing a trio of charges after the Northlake Police Department said she assaulted her husband and stabbed her two children early Tuesday morning.
Officers responded around 4:20 a.m. to a home along the 1200 block of Daylily Drive, which is in a neighborhood east of I-35W. The department said a man told 911 operators that his wife, identified as 37-year-old Holly Leeann Flores, allegedly had a knife and stabbed him. Northlake Police said officers arrived within minutes and detained Flores.
During a search of the house, police said they found Flores' two children inside: a 3-year-old girl and a 10-month-old boy. Both had stab wounds in their chests and were rushed to a hospital for treatment. The man had head injuries and was also taken to the hospital.
Northlake Police said Flores was also injured and checked out at a hospital. She is now in custody at the Denton County Jail. She faces two counts of attempted capital murder and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
During a press conference held late Tuesday morning, Chief Robert Crawford said the children's injuries did not appear to be life-threatening and that both were in stable condition. He also noted Northlake Police had responded to the house for welfare concerns at least five times since March 2026. Crawford requested prayers for both the family and the officers who responded to the scene.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Affidavit reveals postpartum health reports, children's wounds
Flores' arrest affidavit was released on Wednesday. CBS News Texas reviewed it, learning more about what unfolded and her history.
The affidavit claims Flores' husband was spotted by officers, wounded and walking outside the house with the knife. He reportedly dropped the knife when told to and started telling the police that her behavior had recently changed as she faced postpartum depression.
Flores' husband reportedly said he had opted to sleep on the couch to be closer to the children and that, on the night of the incident, he had seen her walk into the children's bedroom with a candle. They had a verbal confrontation when Flores' husband said he saw that she had a kitchen knife on the bedroom dresser and asked what was going on, but the affidavit said Flores was able to shut him out of the room. He then went back to sleep on the couch.
The affidavit goes on to share that Flores' husband later heard the children crying and that she attacked him when he opened the bedroom door. During a struggle for the knife, Flores reportedly bit his arm.
The affidavit also said Flores, upon being detained by officers, struggled against them momentarily and said she wanted to talk to her lawyer. She also reportedly told medics aboard the ambulance she was transported in that she wanted to kill herself and no longer wanted to live.
The children's injuries are also outlined in the affidavit, which notes their bed sheets were covered in blood. The 10-month-old boy had a deep puncture wound in his upper chest area, while the 3-year-old girl had an inner organ protruding out of a chest-area wound. The girl also reportedly had a stab wound in her stomach.
Other recent incidents involving parents and their children
Tuesday's incident is the third incident involving an adult attacking children in North Texas within the last week. On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Arlington Police Department said 27-year-old Heyco Cruz Linares allegedly confessed to stabbing both his 5-year-old son and 2-year-old child after threatening an officer and leading police on a chase, which ended with Cruz Linares' arrest. The elder child later died in the hospital.
On Oct. 1, the Ellis County Sheriff's Office said 42-year-old Colleen Nichole Lemmon shot and killed her sons, aged 21 and 15, at her home in Waxahachie.