A St. Paul man is accused of repeatedly stabbing his sister in the face, neck and chest at their mother’s home Monday.

Pierre Davonne Ramsey, 25, was charged Tuesday with one count of second-degree attempted murder and a count of first-degree assault, according to the criminal complaint filed against him in Ramsey County District Court.

His 28-year-old sister was at their mother’s house in the 2100 block of Glenridge Avenue in St. Paul about 2:40 a.m. Monday to pick up her daughters after work when her mother reminded her that she had food inside the house, charges say.

Shortly after she ran inside to get it, one of her daughters looked up and saw her uncle attacking her mother on the front steps, the complaint said.

Police arrived at the house to find blood pooled on the living room floor and the woman seated nearby with a towel pressed to her throat.

She was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where she was treated for stab wounds to her neck, face, chest and left hand, charges say. One of the cuts to her face was 5 centimeters deep.

The injuries required surgery to her trachea, esophagus and left thumb, the complaint said. She will also need cosmetic surgery.

Ramsey declined to make a statement to investigators after his arrest.

He has a lengthy criminal history and is awaiting trial for possessing a firearm as a felon.

His convictions include possessing a pistol without a permit, fifth-degree drug possession and six convictions for domestic assault.

There was no attorney listed for him in court records.

He is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday.