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Picture-perfect Texas family destroyed as glamorous mom allegedly knifes husband and young kids

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Martinez, M. (2026, October 7). Picture-perfect Texas family destroyed as glamorous mom allegedly knifes husband and young kids. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16188165/texas-holly-evelyn-flores-knife-husband-kids.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-07 · by Maryann Martinez

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On October 6, in Northlake, Texas, Holly Flores, 37, allegedly attacked her husband Justin Hommel, 34, and their two young children — a three-year-old girl and a ten-month-old boy — with a knife before sunrise. The incident began when Hommel called 911 around 4:20 AM after being stabbed by his wife in the head.

Responders discovered Flores's husband and both children had stab wounds, with the kids sustaining injuries to their chests. All were rushed to the hospital for treatment; they are expected to survive but remain under medical observation. Flores was taken into custody and faces charges including two counts of attempted capital murder and one charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

According to Hommel's statements, his wife had been struggling with postpartum depression, which might have contributed to the violent episode. The Northlake Police Department has previously responded five times since March for welfare concerns at their residence.

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4 of 31 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Who wrote this

Maryann Martinez
7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Instead, Ken Paxton will be making his final pitch to just a few dozen people at Matt's Rancho Martinez, a very modest Tex-Mex restaurant in Allen, a suburb of Dallas in Paxton's home county.
🔮 His mother, Dyna Mitte, was spotted in downtown Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday as she prepared for up to 1,500 mourners to attend Friday's celebration of life, which is expected to be the largest funeral in the city's history.
🔮 But false rumors had been circulating in Republican circles that he had been struggling with his mental health under the pressure of campaigning and that he may have sought treatment in Ohio.
🔮 Holly and Justin moved to the quaint Dallas, Texas suburb in 2020, according to a neighbor (source: Holly Hommel/Facebook) The children are expected to survive their wounds as they recover at a hospital in Fort Worth surrounded by family, according to police.
🔮 Justin and the children are currently in the hospital and are expected to survive.
🔮 In an interview with Fox 4 before GoFundMe triggered the refunds, Josephine could not identify the type of cancer she is diagnosed with.
🔮 Paxton, 63, is running against Democrat James Talarico in the hotly contested Texas Senate race, the outcome of which could determine if Trump's party remains in power.
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Dallas Facebook Northlake Texas the Daily Mail

Subjects

Justin PERSON · 6× Holly PERSON · 5× Flores PERSON · 4× Hommel PERSON · 4× the Daily Mail ORG · 4× Dallas GPE · 3× Holly Evelyn Flores PERSON · 2× Justin Hommel PERSON · 2× Northlake GPE · 2× Texas GPE · 2×

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Justin and the children are currently in the hospital, surrounded by family, police said, adding that their injuries are non-life threatening. 'They're still in hospital for observation, but I believe they are going to be okay,' Northlake Police Chief Robert Crawford said to reporters on Tuesday.
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🔮 Justin and the children are currently in the hospital and are expected to survive.

Claims (31 extracted, 4 hedged)

The mom of two accused of attacking her husband and young children with a knife before sunrise in a Dallas suburb was seen loudly arguing with her husband just the day before, the Daily Mail has learned. asserted
Mail → accuse → husband
Police arrested Holly Evelyn Flores, 37, on October 6 after police responded to her Northlake, Texas home following a 911 call placed by her husband at 4.30am. asserted
police → arrest → 4.30am
First responders discovered her husband, identified by their next door neighbor as Justin Hommel, 34, with a stab wound to the head. asserted
responders → discover → head
The couple’s two children, a three-year-old girl and a 10-month-old boy, were also found with stab wounds. asserted
children → find → wounds
Justin and the children are currently in the hospital and are expected to survive. asserted
Justin → expect → hospital
Flores was taken into custody and faces two counts of attempted capital murder. asserted
Flores → take → murder
Flores has not indicated any motive for allegedly attacking her family, police said, but according to one witness, the couple got into a heated outdoor screaming match just the day before. uncertain
couple → indicate → match
'Yesterday I saw them arguing. asserted
them → see → ?
I was out here working, I don't know what the fight was about but I could see her pointing and waving her arms. uncertain
her → work → arms
She looked upset,' an eyewitness told the Daily Mail. asserted
eyewitness → look → Mail
The witness, who was working construction next door, claimed he saw Justin 'standing there listening and holding the baby,' while his wife yelled at him. asserted
wife → work → him
Holly Evelyn Flores, was arrested on October 6 after allegedly stabbing her husband and two children Flores's husband, Justin Hommel, was hospitalized with a stab wound to the head on Tuesday Police responded to 911 call allegedly made by Hommel at 4.30am ' uncertain
Police → arrest → 4.30am
I didn't think much of it; all couples fight. asserted
couples → think → it
Plus she was so small compared to him.' asserted
she → compare → him
Police later revealed on Tuesday that they had been called to the Hommel residence five times since March for domestic-related incidents. asserted
they → reveal → incidents
Neighbors inside the quaint Dallas suburb told the Daily Mail they were shocked to learn that the ‘picture perfect’ neighbors were anything but. asserted
neighbors → tell → Mail
'They just look like the picture perfect family. asserted
They → look → family
The kids are so beautiful,’ one neighbor told the Daily Mail. asserted
neighbor → tell → Mail
Another neighbor said that the couple were always polite and waved, and he never saw signs of any trouble from the family since they moved in 2020. asserted
they → say → 2020
Flores, who goes by Holly Hommel on Facebook, frequently shared photos of her husband and children. asserted
who → go → husband
The Hommels were a 'picture perfect' family, one neighbor told the Daily Mail Holly and Justin moved to the quaint Dallas, Texas suburb in 2020, according to a neighbor Hommel (pictured) and his two children are recovering in the hospital On August 17, Holly Hommel shared a family photo of the four of them standing in front of a beach pier. uncertain
Hommel → tell → pier
Holding her three-year-old daughter, Holly is pictured smiling and standing in front of Justin, who is cradling their infant son. asserted
who → hold → son
The day before, she posted another picture of her two children, showing her daughter kissing her son’s forehead. asserted
she → post → forehead
Holly also appears to run a balloon decorating business. asserted
Holly → appear → business
She has shared numerous photos of client’s Halloween parties, grand openings and birthday celebrations. asserted
She → share → parties
Justin appears to work as a health insurance expert. asserted
Justin → appear → expert
‘Think of me as the Health Insurance Guru…’ Hommel wrote on his professional Facebook page, topped with a photo of him with Holly and their daughter. asserted
Hommel → think → Holly
Justin and the children are currently in the hospital, surrounded by family, police said, adding that their injuries are non-life threatening. 'They're still in hospital for observation, but I believe they are going to be okay,' Northlake Police Chief Robert Crawford said to reporters on Tuesday. asserted
Crawford → surround → Tuesday
Holly is in custody at the Denton County Jail and faces two counts of attempted capital murder and one count of assault. asserted
Holly → face → assault
She has not yet entered a plea, and police said she has not said much about what happened inside the home. asserted
what → enter → home
'She's more just in a, um, a stare, just not really saying a whole lot,' Crawford said. asserted
Crawford → say → lot
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