What started as a neighborhood dispute over money in Miami’s Little River area turned into a bloody street stabbing Wednesday afternoon, leaving one woman hospitalized and another behind bars without bond, police said.
The confrontation unfolded near Northeast Miami Court and 78th Street, where investigators say a 43-year-old woman repeatedly stabbed another woman in the face and neck during an argument. Miami Fire Rescue rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, and officers later tracked down a suspect in the area. She is now being held in county detention as the case moves toward prosecution.
What investigators say happened
Police identified the suspect as 43-year-old Marjorie Normil of North Miami Beach, according to WPLG Local 10. Jail records cited by the station list a single count of attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. Those same records show Normil was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight facility and is being held without bond.
According to the report, a public service aide was flagged down by a witness who said a woman had been stabbed. That tip sent officers and detectives to the scene, where they found the injured woman and eventually made an arrest nearby.
Witness account and victim statement
A witness told detectives he heard a “commotion” and saw Normil and the victim arguing about money the victim claimed she was owed, investigators said. When the witness came back, he reportedly found the victim “bleeding heavily” from her face and neck.
That same witness later told officers the victim looked toward him and said, “Candy cut me,” then identified Normil as the attacker, according to WPLG Local 10. The victim also told detectives she had been arguing about a stolen vehicle she did not want to be involved with and said she was stabbed about four to five times in the face and neck.
Charges, custody and next steps
Jail records show Normil is facing one count of attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon and is being held without bond at the county’s Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. According to the Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation site, Turner Guilford Knight serves as a primary facility where many inmates are first processed and housed after arrest.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office is expected to review the arrest package and decide on formal charges and scheduling for Normil’s first court appearances.
Victim care and neighborhood response
Miami Fire Rescue transported the injured woman to North Shore Medical Center for treatment. North Shore Medical Center lists its emergency services at 1100 NW 95th Street in Miami.
Neighbors who spoke with investigators told officers the argument started outside a residence. One bystander briefly separated the two women, according to those accounts, but the fight flared up again and quickly escalated into violence. Officials have not released any further public updates on the victim’s condition beyond the fact that she was hospitalized for treatment.
How to help
Miami police are asking anyone with information, including cellphone or security video, to contact detectives as they continue to piece together what happened. For now, the publicly released arrest report remains the main source of details, and investigators have not gone beyond the reported dispute over money when it comes to a possible motive.
