UPDATE
TEMPLE, Texas – A Gatesville man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in the neck at a birthday party over the weekend. Jason Peel is on life support at Baylor Scott & White in Temple.
His mother, Reba Peel, spoke to 25 News. She says doctors told her that Jason only has a one percent chance of living.
"It’s painful. I don’t know what to do but I’m not giving up faith," Reba said. "I have faith I’m going to take him home"
The Peel family has started a GoFundMeto help with medical bills and family costs.
Reba says Jason was at an adult party Friday night, and he got into a fight with two other men.
The mom says Kirstin Poston, a friend of the boys that were fighting Jason, left the party to grab a knife and came back to the party.
Peel claims Poston stabbed her son in the neck from behind. Police say when officers arrived within minutes, she had "fled the scene," and other people at the party rushed Peel to the hospital.
"She destroyed our whole family. Jaybo has family of 5. She’s ruined lives. She ruined her own life; she’s only 25 years old," Peel told 25 News.
Poston was released from the Coryell County jail on a $50,000 bond.
Family and friends are holding a prayer circle tonight at 6 p.m. outside of Coryell Community Church.
Editor's note: A previous version of this story included information attributed to Gatesville police regarding the relationship between the suspect and people involved in the incident. That information instead came from the victim's family. This article has been updated to accurately reflect that.
ORIGINAL STORY
A woman is in custody following a stabbing incident, according to Gatesville Police.
Kirstin Poston, of Gatesville, has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She was booked into the Coryell County Jail.
Officers responded to a residence in the 2000 block of Waco Street just before midnight, Friday, June 23. The victim had already been transported to the hospital, while the person allegedly responsible fled the scene.
Deputies with the Coryell County Sheriff's Office tracked down Poston and waited with her on location. Police followed after investigating the scene of the crime, and arrested her.
The victim was transferred to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries.
