Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 33-year-old Zakiyyah Wolfford of Buffalo has been arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Jaharr Pridgen on two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, Class “D” felonies, one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, a Class “A” misdemeanor, and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a Class “A” misdemeanor. The defendant was arraigned on Friday, October 25, 2019. 

It is alleged that on October 9, 2019, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the defendant stabbed her 6-year-old child in their apartment on Purdy Street in the City of Buffalo. Police responded to the home after being called by a neighbor and found the defendant on the porch with self-inflicted stab wounds.

The child was taken to Oishei Children’s Hospital to be treated for injuries to his hand and shoulder. Wolfford was taken to ECMC.

Wolfford is scheduled to return on Friday, November 1, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. for a report back on the results of a forensic evaluation. She continues to be held without bail.

If convicted, Wolfford faces a maximum of 7 years in prison.

DA Flynn commends the Buffalo Police Department for their work in the investigation.

The case is being prosecuted by Chief Rosanne E. Johnson of the DA’s Special Victims Bureau.

As are all persons accused of a crime, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.