BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo man is accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend during a domestic violence incident on Cambridge Avenue.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office said on November 4, 67-year-old James L. Allen and his girlfriend were involved in a verbal altercation inside of their home on Cambridge Avenue and he is accused of stabbing her in the abdomen with a kitchen knife during the argument. Allen allegedly engaged in a physical altercation with an adolescent male after she was stabbed.
The female victim was taken by ambulance to ECMC and the male victim suffered a minor cut to his right hand.
The district attorney's office said Allen was initially arraigned in Buffalo City Court on November 9 on the following charges:
- One count of second-degree assault
- One count of third-degree assault
- One count of endangering the welfare of a child
- One count of second-degree harassment
According to the district attorney's office, the 44-year-old female victim died on November 11 and Allen was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge the next day.
Allen is scheduled to return on Thursday for a felony hearing and he is being held without bail.
If you or a loved one have or are currently experiencing domestic violence, the following hotlines are available for your use:
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 1 (800) 942-6906
Erie County Child and Family Services: 716-884-6000
Family Justice Center: 716-558-7233
