A Slidell woman is recovering Tuesday after the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office says she was stabbed and cut in her own home.

The sheriff's office says this happened on the 1200 block of Cousin Street, around 4 a.m. on Tuesday. Advertisement

Deputies say a man called 911 after they were woken up to a forced entry. Deputies identified the suspect as Kenneth Lyons of Slidell. Lyons allegedly attacked a woman inside the house and got a knife, and deputies say he stabbed and cut her. The man ran away.

Deputies say Lyons was taken into custody and faces several charges — including aggravated battery from a previous incident involving the same victim.

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