Angry grandma allegedly knifed 12-year-old over jigsaw puzzle

A grandmother has been charged after allegedly taking a knife to her granddaughter's ear when a fight broke out over a jigsaw puzzle. According to a criminal complaint filed in Dakota County District Court (Minnesota), Parbati Kalicharan, 64, was chopping peppers when she became angry with her 12-year-old granddaughter for saying "shut up."

Police say Kalicharan tore up the box from the puzzle on which the girl was working and threw it in the garbage. The girl pleaded with her grandmother, saying she could not finish the puzzle without seeing the picture on the box.



The complaint alleged Kalicharan wouldn't surrender, and began tearing the box into even smaller pieces. When the 12-year-old announced that she didn't like her grandmother, Kalicharan is accused of chasing her with a knife.

The granddaughter ended up with cut about three-quarters of an inch long inside one of her ears. The grandmother has been charged with felony assault. Kalicharan posted $1,500 cash for bail that had been set at $15,000 and was released.