LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A Lafayette woman was arrested after allegedly stabbing her boyfriend in his sleep, authorities said.

Lataviea O’Neil, 21, of Lafayette, is charged with attempted second degree murder.

Officers were dispatched at approximately 12:45 a.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of Ile Des Cannes Road in response to a complaint of a stabbing in progress. The alleged victim reported that while he was sleeping, he woke up to find his girlfriend of three years standing over him with a kitchen knife.

The suspect thrust the knife downward toward the victim’s neck, authorities said. The victim said he managed to grab the blade of the knife, redirecting the thrust and narrowly avoid injury. He then fled to the bathroom, locked the door and contacted 911.

The victim was taken to a local hospital with several cuts on his fingers, inner palm and inner thumb, officials said.

O’Neil was arrested and booked into the Lafayette Parish jail on $50,000 bond.

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