'Grandma' wanted in screwdriver stabbing

STATEN ISLAND Authorities say Ruth Wade, whose nickname is "Grandma," is wanted for allegedly stabbing 44-year-old Henry Showard three times with a screwdriver Thursday night.

Wade had reportedly been staying with Showard and his wife in their third-floor apartment. She was taken in by the couple after a recent eviction from her residence, according to authorities.

The suspect fled the scene, police said.

Wade has a prior arrest for hacking a man in the head with a meat cleaver and threatening another with a steak knife, police said. She has numerous other prior arrests.

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