Ten-year-old child slashed at St. George Motel 6, suspect arrested

ST. GEORGE — A woman is in police custody after allegedly attacking a child at the Motel 6 in St. George around 11 a.m. today.

First responders took the ten-year-old child to St. George Regional Hospital with “multiple neck lacerations,” according to police. The child is expected to survive. Police have arrested a suspect, an adult woman, and there is no ongoing threat.

After receiving the call, police secured the area near Red Hills Parkway and 1000 East and began processing the scene and interviewing witnesses.

Police said the investigation is currently underway. More information will be released, but not until doing so will no longer interfere with the investigation. Updates will be posted through the police department’s social media.