SAN JOSE — Prosecutors have filed a homicide cost towards a girl accused of fatally stabbing her mom at their residence final weekend, then calling police to report it, in keeping with courtroom paperwork.
Cheryl Ann Yee, 27, was charged Wednesday with killing 65-year-old Christine Mei Cheng-Yee on Sunday at a residence within the 4800 block of Springdale Drive. Yee was arraigned Wednesday, and has been held with out bail on the Santa Clara County Primary Jail.
In response to police, Yee known as 911 at 12:24 p.m. Sunday and advised dispatchers that she killed her mom, and that she was listening to voices in her head. Responding officers encountered Yee once they arrived, and shortly after discovered Cheng-Yee inside, affected by critical stabbing accidents.
Cheng-Yee was pronounced useless on the residence.
The homicide cost filed Wednesday was additionally accompanied by allegations of aggravated circumstances, meant to hunt a most jail time period for Yee if she have been to be convicted. In response to the legal criticism, these aggravating components embrace assertions that the stabbing entailed “nice violence” and indicated planning, that “the sufferer was notably weak,” that Yee “took benefit of a place of belief or confidence,” and that her actions “signifies a critical hazard to society.”
The loss of life marked San Jose’s third murder of the 12 months and the third stabbing, in keeping with police and information compiled by this information group. Town recorded 9 homicides at this level in 2021.
Anybody with details about Sunday’s murder can contact SJPD Detective Sgt. John Cary or Detective Jennifer Valosek at 408-277-5283 or depart a tip with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at svcrimestoppers.org.