NORTHLAKE, TEXAS — Newly released court documents have shed light on the hours leading up to the October 6 stabbing incident involving Holly Leeann Flores, a 37-year-old Texas woman accused of attacking her husband and their two young children inside their family home.
The documents offer investigators’ account of a disturbing sequence of events before police arrived at the residence in Northlake. They also raise questions about reported changes in Flores’s behavior, earlier welfare checks at the property, and what happened in the moments before her husband called 911.
Flores faces two counts of attempted capital murder involving children under 10 and one count of aggravated ᴀssault with a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly w𝔢𝔞𝔭𝔬η. She remains accused, and the charges have not been established as convictions. (CBS Texas).
Court Documents Describe the Hours Before the αttαᑕk
According to the arrest affidavit, Flores’s husband, Justin Hommel, told investigators that he had become concerned about changes in her recent behavior. He reportedly said she had been dealing with postpartum depression, although authorities have not publicly established whether a medical condition contributed to the incident.
Hommel told investigators that he had begun sleeping on the couch so he could remain closer to the couple’s children: a three-year-old daughter and a 10-month-old son.
During the early hours of October 6, he reportedly woke and saw Flores lighting a candle in the children’s bedroom. He also noticed a kitchen knife on a dresser. When he questioned her, the couple argued, and Flores allegedly shut him out of the room, according to the affidavit.
Hommel later went back to sleep.
The situation escalated when he awoke to the sound of the children crying. According to his account in the arrest documents, he went to the bedroom and was stabbed in the forehead. A struggle over the knife followed, during which he reportedly sustained additional injuries.
He called 911 while attempting to regain control of the w𝔢𝔞𝔭𝔬η.
These details come from the husband’s account as summarized in the affidavit. Investigators must continue examining the evidence to establish the full sequence of events.
Police Arrive to Find Three Injured Family Members
Northlake police received the emergency call at approximately 4:20 a.m. Officers arrived within minutes and detained Flores.
According to police and the affidavit, officers found the children inside the home with serious stab wounds. The three-year-old girl reportedly suffered injuries to her chest and abdomen, while the infant boy sustained a penetrating wound to his upper chest. Their father had a head wound.
All three were taken to hospitals for treatment. Flores was also transported for medical attention before being booked into the Denton County Jail.
By October 8, authorities confirmed that both children had been released from the hospital and placed in the custody of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Their father had also been released. Flores remained in custody on a reported $2 million bond. (CBS Texas, October 8).
The children’s recovery is an important development, but it does not diminish the seriousness of the allegations or resolve the questions surrounding what happened inside the home.
Five Welfare Checks Raise Further Questions
Another detail attracting attention is the history of police visits to the family’s residence.
Northlake Police Chief Robert Crawford said officers had responded to the home for welfare concerns five times since March 2026.
That history may become relevant as investigators reconstruct the circumstances surrounding the October incident. However, authorities have not publicly disclosed the full details of those earlier calls or established that they predicted the alleged αttαᑕk.
The distinction is important. Previous welfare checks can provide investigative context, but without the underlying reports, it would be premature to draw conclusions about what officers knew or whether the incident could have been prevented.
Investigators have not announced that the earlier visits resulted in findings connecting them directly to the alleged stabbing.
What Role Did mєntal Health Concerns Play?
The affidavit records Hommel’s statement that Flores had reportedly been experiencing postpartum depression and that her behavior had recently changed.
The document also says Flores reportedly told emergency medical personnel that she no longer wanted to live. That statement is part of the reported evidence, not a definitive explanation for her actions.
Police have not established that postpartum depression caused or explains the alleged violence. Nor should a reported mєntal health struggle be treated as proof of dangerousness: mєntal health conditions affect people in different ways, and the available documents do not establish a causal connection in this case.
For investigators, the priority remains determining what occurred, examining the available physical and testimonial evidence, and establishing the facts relevant to the criminal charges.
The Investigation Continues
The October 6 incident has left a family facing serious injuries, a criminal investigation, and difficult questions about the events leading up to the emergency call.
The newly released affidavit provides a more detailed account of the hours before police arrived, but it does not answer every question. The husband’s statements remain allegations recorded by investigators, and the prosecution must establish the charges through the legal process.
As of October 8, Flores remained in custody, the children had been released from the hospital, and police had not announced that the investigation was complete.
The central questions now concern the evidence supporting the charges, the circumstances surrounding the reported changes in behavior, and what the earlier welfare checks may reveal when more information becomes available.
For now, the court documents provide a clearer timeline — but the full explanation of what happened inside the Northlake home remains a matter for investigators and the courts to establish.
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