A Washington state woman accused of stabbing her three small children may have been overwhelmed by the demands of caring for a 2-year-old toddler and 6-month-old twins while her soldier husband was frequently deployed, police said Monday.
Christina E. Booth, 29, was arrested early Sunday at her home on suspicion of attempted murder, said Lt. Jim Costa of the Police Department in Olympia, Washington’s capital. Her children were stable after surgery at a hospital a half-hour away in Tacoma, he said.
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Christina Booth was scheduled to make an initial court appearance Monday in Thurston County Superior Court. No defense lawyer would be assigned until after the 3 p.m. hearing, said Michelle Wall with the prosecutor’s office.
Thomas Booth is with the 1st Special Forces Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, said Sgt. Michael Sword in the public affairs office. A message was left seeking comment from Thomas Booth.
