The incident unfolded Wednesday when a delivery man reported seeing a woman on the ground in front of a home in the 11000 block of Gilbert Street suffering from stab wounds to her abdomen around 5:45 p.m.
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Responding officers immediately rendered first aid to the victim, who was rushed by paramedics to a hospital, where she was treated for critical injuries. She was pronounced dead Wednesday night.
Police identified the victim as 48-year-old Barbara Scheuer-Souzer. Before she died, Scheuer-Souzer told officers that the suspect was her 13-year-old son.
The boy was nowhere to be found in the residence at the time of the incident, but officers later tracked him down at a nearby shopping center. He was taken into custody without incident, interviewed by Garden Grove police detectives and booked at juvenile hall.
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Authorities said they had prior contact with the mother and son, but the incidents were non-violent. They did not release information as to what led to the fatal stabbing.
The investigation was ongoing. Authorities said they recovered a kitchen knife when they arrested the teen.
Per protocol, Garden Grove police did not release the identity of the 13-year-old suspect.