Shortly after 7:40 a.m., Alyssa Castro and her boyfriend were driving through their south Wichita neighborhood when a neighbor flagged them down.

As the woman approached, they noticed what seemed to be blood on her hands. She asked to borrow a phone to call 911 and quickly retreated into a house with the phone in hand.

A 911 dispatcher was alerted about a potential stabbing incident. The message conveyed to first responders indicated that a woman reported a stabbing had occurred in her residence.

The dispatcher further relayed that the caller claimed the stabbing was an act of self-defense, stating she was trying to protect herself from her mother.

Upon arriving at the scene at 7:52 a.m., Wichita police discovered a woman outside the residence. She had cuts on her hands and her clothing was stained with blood.

Inside the house, they find 81-year-old Anita Avers unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds. Both women are taken to the hospital.

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[Feature Photo: Anita Avers and Angelynn Mock/Facebook]