Deerfield mom charged after slitting daughter's wrists, her own

DEERFIELD BEACH - A mother accused of slitting her young daughter's wrists and then her own early this morning has been charged with attempted murder, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.

The 40-year-old woman and her daughter, age 6 or 7, are listed in stable condition at area hospitals and expected to live, said Sheriff's Office spokesman Veda Coleman-Wright.

SunSentinel.com is not identifying the mother or daughter.

The woman's husband, who also is the child's father, found the two victims when he came home and called 911 at 3:08 a.m.