Detroit man, 73, slashed child's throat in park while horrified kids played, police say.
Court documents also show the suspect, Gary Lansky, of Detroit, is facing domestic violence and assault with a dangerous weapon charges stemming from an Oct. 3 incident.
According to Detroit police, the slashing incident happened sometime before 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at a park in the 5800 block of Greenview Avenue in Detroit.
They said Lansky approached the girl and cut her throat with a knife before fleeing the scene.
Detroit police were dispatched about 3:45 p.m. to a home on Stahelin Avenue for a report of a stabbing.
They were traumatized," Detroit Police Commander Vernal Newson said in a Fox 2 interview.
Two days earlier, she had written this: "I have never done this, but without explaining right now I need heartfelt prayers for Gary. »
