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Background: News footage of the scene where Wendy Wilson was stabbed on Oct. 29 (WCBS). Inset: Amanda Fraser (Nassau County Police Department).
In a disturbing case unfolding in New York, a young woman entrusted with the care of an elderly patient has been charged with attempted murder. Amanda Fraser, 23, was detained in October following a shocking incident involving the alleged stabbing of 84-year-old Wendy Wilson, whom Fraser was responsible for attending as a nighttime home health aide.
According to Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly, the horrifying act was captured by surveillance cameras installed at Wilson’s residence in Massapequa, New York. Footage reveals Fraser entering Wilson’s bedroom at 2:08 a.m. on October 29, where she allegedly drove an 8-inch chef’s knife into the sleeping woman’s torso. Fraser reportedly whispered to Wilson, urging her to succumb to her injuries.
In a chilling account, Donnelly detailed how Fraser held the knife firm in Wilson’s body for what must have been an agonizing 16 minutes. Despite Wilson’s attempts to remove the knife, Fraser allegedly maintained her grip, persistently whispering for Wilson to “just let go” and “stop fighting it.”
Fraser eventually removed the blade at 2:28 a.m. and left the home, leaving Wilson alone until another health aide arrived. As the investigation unfolded, Wilson’s son, Kery Kilgannon, provided further insights to local ABC affiliate WABC. He revealed that external cameras on the property captured Fraser attempting to ram the house with her Dodge Charger before fleeing on foot. The aftermath of this violent encounter was evident the following day, as CBS affiliate WCBS reported Fraser’s car still stationed on Wilson’s front lawn.
Fraser allegedly removed the knife at 2:28 a.m., per the surveillance cameras, and left Wilson’s home. Local ABC affiliate WABC spoke to Wilson’s son, Kery Kilgannon, who told the station that cameras on the outside of the home allegedly showed Fraser attempting to hit the house with her Dodge Charger before she fled the scene on foot. Coverage from the day after the stabbing by CBS affiliate WCBS showed Fraser’s car still parked on the front lawn of Wilson’s home.
Wilson’s family told WABC that their mother was found the next morning by the home health aide who worked the morning shift. Police arrived at the home around 8:30 a.m. and Wilson was taken to the hospital. Donnelly said she was treated for a punctured lung, which later became infected. Wilson was hospitalized until recently. She turned 85 while she was in the hospital.
The Nassau County Police Department said in a press release that Fraser was located in Queens and arrested on Oct. 29. WCBS reported that she was taken to the hospital for a mental evaluation before her arraignment on Nov. 3. The station also spoke to an employee at Aides at Home, the agency that employed Fraser. A manager there told WCBS, “The investigation is ongoing. We’re cooperating fully.”
Fraser was indicted for attempted second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, second-degree assault, two counts of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, and endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person. She remains in custody at the Nassau County Correctional Center and is scheduled to again appear in court on Dec. 9.