A woman was arrested for stabbing two teens girls and slashing a third during an argument in a Brooklyn dollar store, police sources said Thursday.
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The suspect, 44-year-old Violar Bouyer, was with her child inside the East New York Dollar Tree when the three victims approached, sparking an argument about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
Bouyer appeared to believe the teens were going to try to rob her, sources said.
She allegedly stabbed two of the girls, ages 13 and 15 in the abdomen and slashed the third girl, who is 16, on the left arm.
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The slashed teen was treated at the scene while the younger two victims were taken by medics to Brookdale University Hospital in stable condition.
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Bouyer, who lives nearby, was charged with assault and possession of a weapon.