SUNSET — Police say a Davis County woman was stabbed by her brother-in-law Tuesday while inside her Sunset home.

Marva Gunn was stabbed about 9 a.m. inside her house on the north end of the city, Sunset officer Ryan Kirby said.

"We're not sure if they were arguing or what was going on, but he did stab her several times with a kitchen knife," Kirby said.

Thomas Gunn, the woman's brother-in-law, was arrested and booked into the Davis County Jail in connection with the stabbing. Gunn has a history of mental illness and was recently released from a state mental hospital, police said.

Marva Gunn was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition, Kirby said.

— Ethan Thomas