‘I want to kill you:’ Man stabs woman in Winter Haven, critically injuring her

The Brief

  • An Auburndale man is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge.
  • Michael Patterson, 54, is accused of stabbing a woman he had previously talked to over the phone.
  • The victim is in critical, but stable condition.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. An Auburndale man is under arrest, charged with attempted second-degree murder after stabbing a woman, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The backstory:

On Wednesday at around 8:30 p.m., Winter Haven police responded to a stabbing at a home on Avenue Q NW. When deputies arrived, they found a woman who had been stabbed. She was taken to a hospital where she is in critical, but stable condition.

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