Woman arrested on attempted murder charge after stabbing near Slidell, deputies say

SLIDELL, La. (WVUE) - A Slidell-area woman was arrested Wednesday (Nov. 11) on an attempted second-degree murder charge after allegedly stabbing another woman at a home near Slidell, St. Tammany deputies said.

Deputies responded to a reported stabbing around 7 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 10), at a residence in the 1500 block of Hunters Point Drive.

An investigation revealed 27-year-old Mea Hamilton was involved in an altercation with another woman when Hamilton allegedly stabbed her several times with a knife, deputies said.

The victim was transported to an area hospital, deputies said.

Hamilton was arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on a charge of attempted second-degree murder, deputies said.

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