Man stabs sister during violent exchange in Lo Barnechea

SANTIAGO.- A violent argument almost ended the life of a woman in Lo Barnechea after she was brutally attacked with a knife by her brother, who stabbed her in the torso.

According to reports from Radio Cooperativa, the victim, who has been identified as 37 year-old Ana María Espíndola, was attacked by her brother, 38 year-old José Manuel, after the two had consumed several alcoholic beverages at the woman’s home located on Jerusalén Street in Lo Barnechea.

Preliminary reports indicate that the woman was stabbed twice, but received no injury to her vital organs.

After the attack, Ana María fled the home and asked neighbors to help her before collapsing in the middle of the road.  Emergency Medical Services (SAMU) arrived at the scene to treat the woman, transferring her to the Hospital del Salvador medical center, where she is currently listed in a non-life threatening condition.