Margot Wood, 38, was loading groceries into the back of her car with her son Julian at Giant Eagle in North Olmstead, Cleveland, when they were attacked, allegedly by Bionca Ellis, 32.
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A three-year-old boy has been stabbed to death and his mother wounded after a crazed woman charged at them outside a supermarket.
Margot Wood, 38, was loading groceries into the back of her car with her son Julian at Giant Eagle in North Olmstead, Cleveland, about 3pm on Monday.
Both were rushed to St John Medical Center but Julian died from the flurry of stab wounds to his back and cheek inflicted as he sat in the shopping trolley. His mother's injuries were not life-threatening.
Police arrested Bionca Ellis, 32, as she was walking away from the scene, still holding a bloodied kitchen knife allegedly used in the attack.
Heartbreaking photos of the scene showed groceries scattered across the parking lot's asphalt where the mother and son where attacked.
Julian was born in November 2020 when his parents posted adorable photos of him as a newborn being cradled in his older brother's arms.
Detective Sergeant Matthew Beck said North Olmsted Police had no motive for the attack, calling it 'entirely a random act of violence'.
Ellis was arrested just days earlier on May 30 when police investigating an unrelated incident at a Walmart detained her on a parole violation,
But she was released hours later and on Monday morning she Ellis went to the North Olmsted Police Department to discuss her arrest.
Beck said she then bought the knife from a Volunteers of America Thrift Store and walked to the Giant Eagle where she spotted Wood and her son inside.
They did not interact with each other at all, but Ellis allegedly followed them into the car park and charged at them brandishing the knife.
Ellis has 'no known violent criminal history' and her rap sheet only consisted of stealing from a nearby Walmart that was reduced to unauthorized use of property.
She was charged with aggravated murder and arraigned at Rocky River Municipal Court on Tuesday afternoon, where her bail was set at $1 million.
Family tragically loses their three year old son because of a psycho with a knife.
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