Wednesday 17 August 2022 08:37 AM Young mum is charged with attempted murder in Adelaide trends now
A woman who allegedly stabbed her children on an Adelaide motorway has been remanded in custody after being charged with two counts of attempted murder, as police praised a man who intervened in the incident, declaring his actions prevented a far worse situation.
Police allege Megan Jayne Somerville stopped her car on the North-South Motorway late on Monday night and removed her two young boys before stabbing them both several times with a knife.
Megan Jayne Somerville (pictured), 35, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after she allegedly stabbed her two young boys on the motorway
Somerville appeared in court on Tuesday from her bed in the Royal Adelaide Hospital
Somerville appeared in court from her bed in the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Tuesday.
A member of the public stopped his car on the motorway and intervened police claim, disarming the woman.
He was assisted soon after by two other members
