Granite City Woman Faces Charges In Domestic Stabbing Case

GRANITE CITY – An area woman faces a charge after allegedly stabbing a domestic battery victim with a pair of scissors.

Rebecca J. Furlong, 44, of Granite City, was charged on Nov. 4, 2025, with a Class 2 count of aggravated domestic battery.

Furlong allegedly caused harm to a person on April 26, 2024, by stabbing the victim with a pair of steel scissors. Charging documents state the stabbing caused an approximately 2-inch deep puncture wound to the victim’s lower back.

“The defendant, Rebecca Furlong, was found inside and admitted to stabbing [the victim] with silver scissors, which were recovered with visible blood and secured as evidence,” the petition states. “Medical staff later confirmed the wound was approximately two inches deep.”

The Granite City Police Department presented the case against Furlong.

All individuals charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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