Houston mother killed, husband believed to have stabbed himself at home on Elberta, police say
HOUSTON - Houston police say a man stabbed his wife to death in front of their 8-year-old daughter in their Houston home, before turning the knife on himself.
Authorities responded to a call at a home in the 1200 block of Elberta Street around 4 a.m. on Wednesday.
The suspect, identified by friends of the victim as Michael Simpson, is in the hospital.
Antoine Flemming identifies the victim as his friend, 49-year-old Robin Simpson. He says Robin, was like family.
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"She knew my kid, I knew her kid, she was there when my son was born," he said. He says when he got the call, about what happened he was shocked. "I just couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe it," he said.
He says Robin was a social worker at Lydon B. Johnson Hospital. He says she was active in her community, loved her sorority, and above all, was an amazing mother.
"She was just a good person she was more than a social worker, more than a mother, more than a wife, more than a friend," he said.
"The call came in initially as we believe the mother, the wife, called in stating that her husband was having a major crisis, was running around with a knife, thinking about suicidal thoughts," HPD Lt. R. Willkens said.
Officers didn’t hear anything at the front door, so they went around the back and saw an 8-year-old girl running out of a downstairs bedroom towards the front door, police say.
"So they go back to the front door, make entry, go inside. The little girl said 'Daddy's stabbing Mommy'," Lt. Willkens said.
The Houston Police Department investigates a deadly stabbing on Elberta.
Police say the officers found the husband and wife in a back bathroom with major injuries and started to render medical attention.
The Houston Fire Department responded to the scene and pronounced the woman dead. The man was taken to the hospital with what police believe are self-inflicted stab wounds, and he was last reported to be in critical condition. The girl was not injured.
Flemming says he didn’t see any signs of abuse in the relationship and never saw something like this coming.
"It just doesn’t make sense it still doesn’t seem real," he said. Though he didn’t think this relationship was violent, he encouraged anyone in an abusive situation to seek help. "It's not worth your life, because once you’re gone you’re gone and your family members and friends are here left trying to pick up the pieces," he said.
Help is just a call away. The Houston Area Women's Center has a 24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline (713) 528-2121.Domestic violence resources: click here.