Woman Faces Charges in Stabbing of Husband

A woman accused of stabbing her husband in the chest before barricading herself in their home until SWAT teams negotiated her surrender faces domestic violence related charges, prosecutors said.

Doris Anna Eng, 58, of Pomona, also faces special allegations that she used a deadly weapon in an afternoon knife attack on her husband in the driveway of their home on May 31, according to a Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office news release.

The suspect was also charged with an allegation of personally inflicting great bodily injury.

She is accused of stabbing her husband in the chest, prosecutors said. He was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition, police said. His condition was not known on Wednesday.

A family member called 911 for help. When authorities arrived at the location, Eng reportedly barricaded herself in the home for five hours before surrendering to police, prosecutors said.

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