Family of woman killed in Edgewater double stabbing awarded custody of daughter after husband’s arrest

Family of woman killed in Edgewater double stabbing awarded custody of daughter after husband’s arrest

The family of Nancianne Houston, the woman killed in a double stabbing in Edgewater earlier this year, was awarded custody of her daughter after filing an emergency petition Friday, hours after Houston’s husband was charged with her murder. “The undersigned believes that the minor child is in imminent risk of harm remaining with Defendant’s girlfriend at this time in the residence where the incident occurred,” the decision read. The child was at…

Husband charged with murder in fatal stabbing of wife in Edgewater

An Edgewater man was charged with the fatal stabbing of his wife. Police responded to the 100 block of South River Road on Aug. 9 for a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, officers found 58-year-old James Houston and his 57-year-old wife Nacianne Houston with stab wounds. Nacianne was pronounced dead at the scene, officers said. James was transported to Shock Trauma with serious injuries. During an investigation police said the couple were invol…