An 86-year-old Cedar Grove woman was critically injured on Monday when she was stabbed multiple times in her own home, police said.

Tanya Spears, 60, of Cumming, Georgia, faces attempted murder charges after allegedly stabbing the woman about 15 times, Chief Joseph Cirasa said in a statement. Spears was a guest in the woman's home.

Police were called to a home on Sunrise Terrace at about 4:07 a.m. with a report of a woman bleeding, Cirasa said. The 911 call was made by the victim's husband, said Sgt. Robert McDermott, who wrote and signed an affidavit of probable cause.

Three officers found the woman lying in the second-floor bedroom while bleeding profusely as a result of multiple stab wounds to the upper torso/back, McDermott wrote. The victim's name and her husband's were redacted from the affidavit.

An officer asked the victim's husband how the woman was stabbed, McDermott wrote. He told the officer he heard his wife screaming from her bedroom. The victim and her husband sleep in separate rooms on the second floor.

The husband saw Spears walk out of his wife's bedroom, McDermott wrote. He entered and saw blood all over her chest area.

Initially, the husband told police his wife said to him that "Tanya tried to kiss me," according to the affidavit. The husband then stated to the officer that he is hard of hearing, but "he thinks his wife was actually telling him that Tanya tried to kill her, not kiss her."

Cirasa said it was "quickly determined" that Spears was the one who had stabbed the woman. Spears was found sitting on a bed in a first-floor guest bedroom, McDermott wrote.

But according to an affidavit of probable cause report written by McDermott, the weapon used was not located. In the affidavit, McDermott wrote that the woman was stabbed about 14 times.

Cirasa did not respond to a follow-up request about whether a weapon has since been located.

The woman was taken to a trauma center and remains in critical condition, the statement said.

Spears was taken to the Essex County Jail to await a bail hearing, Cirasa said.

Cirasa said that police have not determined a motive.

Anthony Zurita is a breaking news reporter for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to all the major news happening in North Jersey, subscribe here. To get breaking news directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter.

Email: zuritaa@northjersey.com Twitter: @AnthonyRZurita

More local news

FOR SUBSCRIBERS:Sister of Montclair man who went missing in Barbados laments lack of answers from Embassy

AMERICAN DREAM:Here's which attractions are opening when this fall

NEWS:She once faced 50 years for smothering husband. Now, Bergen mom could go free in 2025