South Carolina mom accused of knife attack on young children; 6-year-old may lose arm: sheriff’s office

A South Carolina boy’s call to his grandmother saying he was hungry led authorities to a home where investigators say his mother had stabbed him and his younger sibling dozens of times, leaving both children with severe injuries.

Taylor Gosnell, 35, was charged with two counts of attempted murder after allegedly attacking her children, ages 6 and 3, inside their Spartanburg County home during the overnight hours before they were discovered Saturday, according to authorities.

The 6-year-old called his grandmother Sept. 26, and told her his mother was not home and that he and his 3-year-old sibling were hungry, according to...