A Washington woman is in jail after allegedly stabbing members of her family to “get even” with them for “ruining” her life.
Teri Suiter, 43, appeared in court for the first time on Tuesday after being arrested Monday by Spokane Valley Police Department deputies, who reportedly used a stun gun to subdue her after she threatened to harm herself.
Suiter is accused of stabbing her adult daughter and then attacking her mother before attempting to commit suicide. According to an affidavit of facts obtained by local ABC affiliate KXLY, Suiter was heard saying to her mother, “I hope you die” during the alleged attack.
According to the affidavit, Suiter’s daughter, who was not named, was in her bedroom with her child, Suiter’s grandchild, when Suiter entered and allegedly stabbed her. While the accused’s daughter attempted to protect her own child from Suiter’s alleged assault, her knife-wielding mother stabbed her again.
KXLY reported that as the daughter struggled to get her mother out of the room, she discovered she had been stabbed in the back and chest.
According to the affidavit, Suiter left the room, and his daughter heard her grandmother — Suiter’s mother — screaming from another part of the house. Suiter’s daughter went to help her grandmother and overheard Suiter tell her, “I hope you die.”
KREM, a local CBS affiliate, obtained the affidavit, which alleged that Suiter not only stabbed her own mother, but also pushed her down the stairs before stabbing her again. According to the affidavit, Suiter’s daughter attempted to stop Suiter’s alleged attack on her grandmother by fighting him off with a baby gate.
According to the affidavit, Suiter’s mother told police that during the alleged attack, she overheard her daughter say, “I’m going to get even with you for ruining my life.”
When officers arrived, Suiter was allegedly still holding a knife and refusing to drop it. When Suiter allegedly threatened to harm herself, deputies used a Taser on her and arrested her.
Suiter’s daughter and mother were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Both women told police that Suiter’s attack on them was unprovoked.
During Suiter’s first court appearance on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the two victims read a statement regarding their safety, saying, “This is not a sane woman. She’s always said she wants me to die.
This is not her first act of violence, and I want it charged to the fullest extent possible. She was living with us at the time, and it simply demonstrates that if she can do this to her mother and daughter, she can do it to anyone. “There is no telling what she is capable of.”
Suiter was charged with two counts of assault, and her bail has been set at $500,000. Her next court appearance is scheduled for May 6.