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A West Valley City mother who pleaded guilty to stabbing and wounding two of her children at their home last year won't go to prison for the crime.
Third District Judge Paul Parker on Monday ordered Mary Galvis spend 131 days in jail and serve three years probation for the Sept. 13, 2014, incident that left the children seriously injured.
Salt Lake County prosecutors originally charged Galvis with two counts of first-degree felony attempted murder. In January she pleaded guilty to two reduced counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault.
The charges carry a potential penalty of up to 15 years in prison, and if Galvis fails to comply with the terms of her probation she could still be sent to prison.
According to the terms of her probation, Galvis must continue mental health treatment and may only have supervised visits with her children.
Parker also awarded Galvis credit for the time she has served in the Salt Lake County jail since her arrest last fall.
Prosecutors said in court papers that Galvis stabbed her 10-year-old son in the chest, forearm, the side and back of his thigh, and three times in his knee. A daughter, 12, was stabbed twice in the upper chest and suffered a collapsed lung.
Court papers state that officers responding to a 911 call found the woman's husband was holding her down on the floor, yelling: "She stabbed my children. She was going to kill them herself."
Officers also found "a large amount of blood on the floor" and two knives, one of which appeared to have blood on the blade, court papers say.
In jail documents, investigators said a third child suffered minor injuries trying to take the knife away from Galvis. A teenage girl also in the home was not injured.
Court filings show a defense attorney initially sought a competency evaluation for Galvis, but later withdrew the request.