Woman Held in Stabbing of Baby-Sitter

A woman was arrested Thursday in Orange on suspicion of stabbing her live-in baby-sitter, police said.

Christine Pham, 36, and the woman who cares for Pham’s three children apparently were arguing shortly before 8 a.m. at the family’s home on North River Trail Road, Orange Police Capt. Art Romo said.

“It appears . . . the 69-year-old baby-sitter was moving things around the house,” Romo said. Pham became upset because her personal items were being relocated and grabbed a 5-inch knife from the kitchen, Romo said. As the older woman walked down the stairs, Romo said, Pham stabbed her in the abdomen, chest and twice in the back.

The woman, whose name was not released, was taken to the UCI Medical Center in Orange for treatment of her wounds, which were not considered life-threatening, Romo said.

Pham was booked at the Orange County Jail on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, police said.