Washington mother accused of killing, stabbing 4-year-old son 41 times: report

A Washington state mother was accused of savagely murdering her 4-year-old boy by stabbing her young kid 41 times, according to tribunal documents obtained by Fox 13.

Janet Garcia, 27, was charged pinch first-degree murder connected Friday successful nan decease of her son, Ariel Garcia, successful Everett, Washington successful March 27.

Charging documents initially identified 16 "sharp unit wounds," but an autopsy wished location were 41.

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At Garcia's arraignment connected Monday, prosecutors based on nan number of stab wounds showed nan onslaught against Ariel was "prolonged," nan Everett Herald reported. 

The autopsy said Ariel died of "homicidal violence."

A grandma was granted emergency custody of her 4-year-old grandchild conscionable days earlier nan kid was reported missing and later recovered dead, tribunal documents reveal. (Everett Police Department)

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Charging documents said that Garcia had relapsed connected methamphetamine. 

On March 27, Garcia's roommate discovered a bloodstain successful their flat and alerted section police.

Washington State Patrol issued an endangered missing personification alert for Ariel successful nan early hours of March 28, respective hours aft he was past seen, and nan Everett Police Department launched a location hunt effort involving astir 100 officers, agents and investigators from aggregate jurisdictions, including nan FBI. 

The documents item nan find of Ariel's assemblage pinch 41 stab wounds, adjacent Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). 

Surveillance footage captured Garcia carrying a ‘toddler-sized object’ wrapped successful a blanket.

The mother of nan 4-year-old boy recovered dormant successful Washington authorities has been arrested successful relationship to his death. (Everett Police Department)

Custody Battle: 

Just days anterior to nan 4-year-old's sadistic murder, his grandma revenge for "emergency insignificant guardianship," claiming that nan child's mother had "a agelong history of alcohol and constituent abuse that has gotten worse successful nan past fewer months."

According to tribunal documents obtained by nan station, Garcia and her mother, Ariel's grandmother, had been arguing complete matter complete Garcia being incapable to see her children.

The child's grandma besides revenge for emergency custody of Garcia's different child, Ariel's 7-year-old half-brother, nan aforesaid time Ariel was reported missing.

The charging documents said that during nan investigation, family members said that they observed Garcia being "physically and verbally aggressive" towards her 2 young children.

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When investigators said to nan 7-year-old aft his mother's arrest, he said that Garcia had been "hurting him a lot" and that she was "too fierce pinch him," according to tribunal documents.

The kid alleged his mother choked him and dragged him down nan stairs, and that his caput wounded from her treatment.

Garcia remains successful Snohomish County Jail, held connected $3 cardinal bail. 

If convicted, she faces life successful prison.

Fox News' Stepheny Price contributed to this report.