An Emmonak man received multiple stab wounds and is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries after an incident in his home Friday.
Allen Akaran was allegedly punching his girlfriend, and then began to strike his 2-year-old daughter, according to an Alaska State Troopers investigation.
Claiming self-defense and fearing for her daughter’s life, the girlfriend picked up a steak knife and stabbed Akaran three times in the chest, the report said.
Akaran and his girlfriend had been drinking alcohol.
Two sober witnesses were at the scene babysitting the daughter.
Akaran was transported to Bethel for medical treatment. His injuries were considered non-life-threatening.
The girlfriend and her daughter did not require medical care.
An investigation is ongoing.
