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Repeat Offender Stabs Pregnant Woman Outside NC Grocery Store

4/2/2026

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Marvina Butler-Hardy, a repeat offender, stabbed a pregnant woman outside a Harris Teeter in Cotswold, North Carolina, on March 18 as the victim retrieved her toddler.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover.
Police released surveillance footage, leading to Butler's arrest on I-95 for aggravated assault.
Butler has nine prior convictions and was released from prison in April 2025.

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Marvina Butler-Hardy, a repeat offender, stabbed a pregnant woman outside a Harris Teeter in Cotswold, North Carolina, on March 18 as the victim retrieved her toddler.
The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover.
Police released surveillance footage, leading to Butler's arrest on I-95 for aggravated assault.
Butler has nine prior convictions and was released from prison in April 2025.