Is Caroline Cruz OK? 14-year old girl hospitalized with 'self-inflicted' knife wounds in Ted Cruz's residence

Is Caroline Cruz OK? 14-year old girl hospitalized with 'self-inflicted' knife wounds in Ted Cruz's residence
Ted Cruz's daughter Caroline was admitted to hospital with 'self-inflicted' injury (Photo by Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images) (credits/CNN screenshot)

HOUSTON, TEXAS: Senator Ted Cruz's 14-year-old daughter was discovered with self-inflicted knife wounds on Tuesday, December 6, after which she was taken to hospital. At around 8 am when the child was found to have cuts on her arms, a sizeable police presence was visible outside Cruz's River Oaks residence in Houston, Texas.

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Cruz's office stated that his daughter was "OK" and sustained "no significant injuries." According to ABC 13, a Cruz representative claimed that his daughters were unharmed and that the incident was a "family matter." According to KTRK, the Houston Police Department received reports of a 14-year-old with self-inflicted stab wounds on their arms in the River Oaks neighborhood, where the Republican lives with his wife, Heidi, and their two daughters.