Posted on: November 16, 2024 11:00 AM

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Woman jumped from an apartment building in Astoria to get away from her son with a knife

According to authorities on Saturday, a 64-year-old woman broke her leg when she sprang from her third-story window to get away from her son who was carrying a knife.

Authorities on Saturday were still seeking for the 36-year-old son, who has been detained more than 30 times, authorities said.

At before 10:30 p.m., police were called to the woman's residence on Shore Blvd. close to 20th Ave. in Astoria, where they discovered her lying on the ground with a fractured leg.

Her son had already vanished when they hurried to the apartment on the third floor.

After being taken by emergency medical services to Elmhurst Hospital, the woman was treated for her broken leg.

The woman claimed that as she and her son were fighting, her son reached for a knife and started threatening her with it. She was unable to overcome him, therefore she jumped out the window.

Police are searching for the son.

Ongoing investigation.