Horror at Bed, Bath & Beyond as shopper is stabbed in chest a DOZEN times by stranger as she pushed her baby *** through store in stroller
Kerri Dalton walking through store when rushed with no warning by man with a *****
Both lungs are punctured but she remains in critical but stable condition
****** unharmed in incident
Alleged attacker is Tyrik Haynes, 19, who already faces charges for setting a cat on fire on Christmas Eve
A woman was ******** stabbed in the chest more than a dozen times while shopping with her ****** ***** at a Bed, Bath & Beyond store on Thursday evening.
Tyrik Haynes, 19, was charged with attempted ****** in the ****** in Middletown, New Jersey on Friday and held on $1 million bail. He had previously been charged with ********* a cat.
Haynes allegedly rushed upon Kerri Dalton, 29, with no warning as she pushed her ***'s stroller through the store.
The teenager then allegedly stabbed Dalton repeatedly in the chest, puncturing both her lungs. Incredibly, she still managed to dial 911 for help.
Dalton experienced significant ***** loss and was airlifted from the Middletown store to Jersey Shore Medical Center where she was stabilized.
She remains in critical condition. Kerri's husband, Roger Dalton, told CBS on Friday: 'She’s holding up, she’s strong, she’s a fighter, she’s my best friend.'
'I want to thank everyone for keeping us in their prayers,' Mr Dalton continued.
'She’s a newborn ******; thank God the baby wasn’t touched,' he added. 'This guy came out of nowhere and I love my wife.'
Meanwhile, in his first court appearance on Friday, Haynes was charged with attempted ******, ***** endangerment, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.
This isn't his first brush with the law. In December, Haynes was charged with ****** cruelty for setting a cat on fire on Christmas Eve.
The Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ******* told Asbury Park Press that Haynes was charged with using a lighter and aerosol spray to ignite the box while the ****** was inside.
The cat escaped but was later found dead from its injuries. Haynes is due in municipal court for that crime on February 11.
Workers at the Petco on the same strip as the Bed, Bath & Beyond where Kerri Dalton was stabbed told reporters that Haynes often went into the store to stare at the *******.
Clinical psychologist Dr Bart Rossi told CBS that cruelty to ******* is often a prelude to ******** against humans.
'This is not the result of a couple of bad days or a bad month. This is someone that’s developed personality problems over time,' Rossi said.
