Police: Woman Dies Days After Hammer Attack, 2 Kids In Critical Condition
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) - Authorities say a 25-year-old Maryland woman has died days after she and her two children were critically injured in a hammer attack.
Princess Anne Police Chief Tim Bozman said by telephone Monday that police were notified that Airealle Sells died over the weekend. Police say in a statement that her 8-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son are in critical but stable condition.
Sells' ex-boyfriend, 26-year-old Sharef Dontre Hayward of Baltimore, was charged with attempted murder. Bozman says investigators are consulting with the Somerset County State's Attorney's Office for modification of charges against Hayward.
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Bozman says Hayward stabbed Sells and then assaulted her and the children with a hammer.
News outlets report that Sells was granted a protective order against Hayward a day before the attack.
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