BELLEVUE, Wash. -- A Bellevue couple suffered serious injuries after they were stabbed several times by their houseguest, according to Bellevue police.
Officers were called to a home on the 16200 block of Southeast 31st Street for a reported stabbing.
Officers found a 76-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man with multiple stab wounds. According to Police, the female victim escaped to a neighbor's house and called 911. The couple was taken to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries.
Police say the couple was stabbed by a woman who had been staying at the home for several weeks. A 40-year-old woman was identified in the house who went on the violent attack. The house guest tried leaving the scene, but officers took her into custody a short time later.
The suspect used a large kitchen knife to attack the couple, and attempted to set the home on fire, police say.
A motive for the attack is still under investigation, and police say there is no immediate threat to the public.
