Father accused of stabbing child, woman at Lake Ridge apartment

On October 18 at 9:33 p m., officers responded to the Dominion Middle Ridge apartments located in the 3600 block of Meandering Way in Lake Ridge to investigate a stabbing.

• When an initial officer arrived, they observed a man, later identified as the accused, carrying a child, identified as an 8-year-old girl, who was covered in blood, down the stairs of the apartment building.
• The accused was then seen putting the child on the ground where he proceeded to repeatedly strike her several times.
• The officer issued commands and quickly intervened to separate the accused from the child.
• The accused struggled with the initial officer until additional officers arrived at the location.
• The accused continued to struggle with officers as they attempted to place him in two separate cruisers.

The accused was eventually placed in a prisoner transport van.

• Officers utilized issued trauma kits to render medical aid to the child until rescue personnel arrived on the scene.
• The child was found to have sustained multiple stab wounds to her body.
• While treating the child, officers learned of a second victim inside the family’s apartment.

Officers checked the apartment and located the child’s mother, identified as a 25-year-old woman, in the kitchen area of the residence also suffering from multiple stab wounds.

• Officers again used issued trauma kits to provide immediate first aid to the woman.
• Both victims were flown to an area hospital for treatment of serious, life-threatening injuries where they remained hospitalized.

The accused was determined to be the child’s father and an acquaintance of the woman.

• Following the investigation, the accused, identified as Javier Mauricio Molina, was arrested.

Arrested on October 18: [No photo available]

• Javier Mauricio MOLINA, 25, of the 3600 block of Meandering Way in Woodbridge
• Charged with 2 counts of aggravated malicious wounding
• Court Date: Pending | Bond: Unavailable