A Lafayette woman is facing a manslaughter charge after a stabbing incident on Berlin Street in July.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed to KATC that 42-year-old Crystal Ainsworth was originally arrested on July 18, following a stabbing. The victim, they say was Ainsworth's brother.
Ainsworth was booked initially on a charge of aggravated second degree battery. That charge was upgraded to manslaughter following the victim's death.
She is being held in the parish jail on a $100,000 bond.
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