US EditionMental health evaluation ordered for woman accused of stabbing tourist in Manhattan Macy’s
Kerri Aherne faces charges including attempted murder after stabbing a mother at Macy’s Herald Square; the victim’s baby was unharmed, prosecutors said.
- Kerri Aherne, 43, Massachusetts woman, was indicted on Jan. 7, 2026, after allegedly attacking a California tourist, 38-year-old mother, last month in Macy's Herald Square bathroom.
- After being released from the Manhattan Psychiatric Center the morning before the attack, Aherne told police she heard voices telling her to kill or be killed and has a long psychiatric history.
- Prosecutors say she bought a knife inside Macy's, entered the seventh-floor bathroom, stabbed the unnamed California tourist mother, and the victim's 10-month-old baby fell but was unharmed while bystanders restrained Aherne.
- Judge Ann Thompson ordered Aherne held without bail and remanded, and a Manhattan Supreme Court judge on Tuesday ordered a psychiatric evaluation; she faces up to 25 years with a Feb. 11 return date.
- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg called the attack horrific and said thousands of visiting families deserve to be safe while shopping, while Macy's said it was 'deeply saddened' and emphasized safety at Macy's Herald Square.
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Mental health evaluation ordered for woman accused of stabbing tourist in Manhattan Macy's
A New York City judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a Massachusetts woman charged in the unprovoked stabbing of a tourist changing her baby’s diaper in a bathroom of Macy’s flagship store in midtown Manhattan around the holidays.
Psych eval to determine if woman accused of stabbing mom in Macy’s is fit to stand trial
Psychiatric examiners will determine whether the woman accused of stabbing a mother while she was changing her 10-month-old baby girl inside the Macy’s Herald Square bathroom is fit to stand trial. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge on Tuesday ordered the psych evaluation for 43-year-old Kerri Aherne during her indictment on charges including attempted murder, assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child for stabbing the 39-year-old tourist …
Macy’s Herald Square stabbing suspect indicted for violent attack on mom as she changed baby’s diaper in restroom – amNewYork
The woman accused of stabbing a tourist while changing her baby’s diaper inside a bathroom at Macy's Herald Square's flagship store last month was indicted on Wednesday as more information surrounding the attack emerged. Kerri Aherne, 43, appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Jan. 7. She wore khaki prison garb and sat with her hands handcuffed behind her back. The suspect bit her lip slightly as she listened to Judge Ann Thompson. Aherne, who has…
Unhinged stabber of tourist mom in Macy’s said she ‘wanted to go to prison’ rather than back to mental hospital: DA
Kerri Aherne, who was charged with stabbing a tourist changing her baby’s diaper at Macy’s Herald Square, brazenly admitted that she “wanted to go to prison” -- rather than back to a mental hospital.
'Horrific and unprovoked': Woman indicted for stabbing a tourist mom in Macy's flagship NYC store
A 43-year-old Massachusetts woman has been indicted on attempted murder and other charges for allegedly attacking a California tourist — at random — last month in a bathroom at Macy’s flagship Herald Square. Kerri Aherne is also charged with attempted assault and child endangerment in the December 2025 stabbing. Prosecutors say she walked into Macy’s that day and bought a knife. Later in the afternoon, she allegedly entered a seventh-floor bathr…
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