Enterprise man arrested in female child stabbing case

ENTEPRPRISE, Ala. --

HENRY L THOMPKINS

Enterprise Police arrested a 44-year-old man for attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a 10-year-old girl in the neck numerous times.
EPD officers and Coffee County Department of Human Resources officials responded to a report of child abuse of a  2-year-old in the 200 block of Warren Road about 6 a.m. Wednesday. Enterprise Police Sgt. Chris Peterson said DHR was planning to pull the children out of the home at the time.
Upon arriving, officers noticed the suspect, Henry Louis Thompkins, vacating the residence covered in blood.
After a search, police discovered a 10-year-old girl with multiple stab wounds. She was transported to Medical Center Enterprise and later airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Birmingham.
Peterson said upon arrival at Children’s, the girl was taken to the trauma unit for surgery. As of mid-afternoon Wednesday, she was listed in critical condition and still undergoing surgery.
Police have charged Thompkins with attempted murder, and other charges are likely. Thompkins lived in the residence with the victim but is not related to her. 
Peterson said Thompkins the was girl’s mother's boyfriend..
At the time of the stabbing, Peterson said the mother was at the hospital with her 2-year-old child. Abuse of the child was suspected, and is what prompted a visit from DHR,but no physical evidence was discovered.