Update: The victim died of her wounds on Jan. 19, and the charges were upgraded to murder.
MORGAN HILL – A 59-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at a home in Morgan Hill, police said.
The stabbing was reported on the 16000 block of Sundance Drive about 12:30 p.m. Thursday, the Morgan Hill Police Department said in a news release. Officers arrived to find a man standing near the front of the home and detained him without incident.
Inside the home, police found an unresponsive woman with multiple stab wounds. She was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
An initial investigation determined the man had stabbed the woman during a disturbance, police said.
The man, identified as John Reed, was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held without bail at the Main Jail in San Jose, according to online jail records.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective Sara Alanis at 669-253-4957.
