TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – The woman who stabbed her six-year-old nephew was not supposed to be in contact with the victim or his brother, according to a family member. Karen Rendon, 30, was left alone in the residence on December 7, 2025, when she allegedly , who, along with his brother, had been left in her care where she lives on Creek Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
According to the Mid-Hudson News source, the boys’ mother, Genesis, has been in a bitter custody battle with the boys’ father, who has custody. The mother and her mother, Jessica”Rose” Ramirez, have been implicated in a neglect complaint in family court. An order of protection was served on the grandmother, Jessica Ramirez, in June, prohibiting her from having contact with the boys. The alleged assailant, according to the family member, has been diagnosed with extreme mental illness and has been arrested multiple times. As a result, she is not supposed to be in contact with the children.
The mother, Genesis, has been granted unsupervised visitation on weekends by the family court, according to the family member. However, the mother, who resides with her mother, Jessica “Rose” Ramirez, and Karen Rendon, the sister of Genesis, and the aunt of the boys. By bringing the children to the Creek Road house, the mother violated the order of protection.
On the night of the stabbing, reported here, the family member says Genesis brought the boys to the house, in violation of the order of protection, and left the boys there with Ramirez and Rendon, while she went out with her boyfriend.
Shortly thereafter, Ramirez left her grandchildren with Rendon and went to a party.
Not long after, Rendon allegedly stabbed the younger boy and the victim’s brother ran outside to flag down a passing motorist who offered assistance prior to the arrival of the first responders.
Rendon fled the house and was apprehended several hours later near the Dutchess County Rail Trail.
The victim was taken to a local hospital and then transferred to Westchester Medical Center.
Rendon has been charged with the felonies of assault and criminal possession of a weapon, along with two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Following her arraignment, she was remanded to the Dutchess County Jail on $500,000 cash bail, $1 million bond, or $1.5 million partially-secured bond.
The grandmother of the boys, Jessica Rose Ramirez, was charged with three misdemeanor counts of criminal contempt, for violating the orders of protection. She was remanded to the Dutchess County Jail on $250,000 cash bail.
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