NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — What was initially reported as an accidental stabbing during play sword fighting in a Norfolk apartment last month was, in reality, a much different and more serious matter, court documents indicate.
Timothy Johnson, 63, the man accused of stabbing a 73-year-old woman in an apartment on Mariners Way in Norfolk last month, was denied bond and faces a hearing in Norfolk General District Court Dec. 4. He faces charges of malicious wounding and assaulting a family member.
Norfolk Police investigate stabbing on Mariners Way
10 On Your Side has learned the call police had reported an apparent accidental stabbing during play sword fighting — dispatchers in the early morning hours of Sept. 30 could be heard saying, “They say that she and her husband were sword fighting and he accidentally stabbed her in the stomach.”
But when officers arrived to the scene, evidence painted a much different picture…