A 43-year-old mom was stabbed to death outside her Staten Island building while defending her daughter during a large brawl this week, according to law enforcement sources.
Jennira Roundtree was knifed multiple times in the chest around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday outside of her building on Henderson Avenue near Alaska Street, part of NYCHA’s West Brighton Houses, authorities said.
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She was trying to come to her daughter’s aid and took the brunt of the assault, according to the sources.
A 30-year-old neighbor told The Daily News that a group of girls picked a fight with Roundtree’s 12-year-old daughter — prompting the mom to jump to her defense.
Roundtree’s friends had initially called the girl’s older sister for help, but the quick-acting mother got involved sooner, the neighbor said.