Police have arrested a mother in connection a double stabbing in Paterson that left her 7-year-old son dead and her 17-year-old son injured.

Police were called to the home on North 6th Street Saturday where officers found the children with stab wounds.

Both sons were taken to the hospital, but the 7-year-old did not survive.

A third brother, a 15-year-old, was also home, but was no injured.

The victims’ mother, Iris Tolentino, is behind bars today.

Paterson Mayor Andrew Sayegh says the 7-year-old was a victim of domestic violence.

“An alarming act of violence that turned into an unspeakable tragedy and we lost a seven-year-old young man,” Sayegh says.

The 46-year-old woman now faces charge including murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault for allegedly resisting arrest and injuring two officers.