Mesa domestic violence survivor shares her story

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and tonight, in an exclusive interview, a Valley woman is sharing her story of survival after being stabbed more than 20 times. Her attacker is now in prison, and we want to warn you, some of the images you're about to see and audio that you're about to hear are graphic. Fox 10's Ellen McNamara has the story you'll only see right here. In August of 2025, Erin Hume's ex-boyfriend nearly killed her and attacked her two boys. One of them called 911, and she spent weeks in the hospital recovering. Well, tonight, she is sharing her story with us. We also obtained the 911 call and body camera video from that chaotic night. A warning, though, that viewer discretion is advised. 911, what is your message? August 22nd, 2025, a 12-year-old boy calls 911. This is one of her ex-boyfriends. I don't know why they're here. His mom's ex-boyfriend showed up late at night, and the situation escalates quickly. Somehow, the boy remains calm with the 911 dispatcher while also screaming at the man who's trying to kill his mother, Erin Hume, with a knife. What's his name? Tyler. Police say Tyler Riddle stabbed Erin 22 times. In never-before-seen body camera video, watch how police responded. Anybody in there? Window's broken. You got a window broken out, dude. You hear screaming, dude. Inside. Let's go. Watch out. Where is he? Where is he? Where is he? Up front, up front. Hold, hold, hold. As Riddle is on the ground, one officer goes to check on Erin. Riddle is heard screaming cuss words and tries to fight back. You need to get the f*** out of here. Do you need help? Yeah. Here, come with me, okay? Just walk as best you can, okay? Here, take a seat. Take a seat, lay down. Erin doesn't remember being attacked. You always think, oh, it can never happen to me. It's never going to happen to me. I would never put up with that until you're in it, and then it goes too deep, and you can't get out, and you don't know what to do. The single mom of two was stabbed in her neck and throat. Her liver, lungs, and diaphragm were also hit. Police put a tourniquet on her leg, and that helped keep her alive. According to data, one in three women will experience domestic violence. Erin says she had never been in an abusive relationship before, but there were signs that Riddle. was trouble. He would get really angry. He broke my phone. You know, there were other domestic violence incidents before that incident that just weren't as severe. Erin was in recovery when she met him. You look with rose colored glasses and you think everything is fine. And especially being like in recovery, you'd like to give people the benefit of the doubt. Erin spent weeks in the ICU. And even though Riddle was locked up for nearly killing her, he kept trying to contact her Mr. Riddle continued to attempt to reach out to Erin from the jail so much so that Erin complained or was sadly forced to complain repeatedly to my office to the sheriff's department to the Mesa Police Department to try to get it to stop deputy county attorney john schneider says many victims have a difficult time leaving certainly the the Overwhelming majority, I mean, north of three quarters recant, and that's borne out by the data. And it may not be that the crime didn't occur, but they try to minimize or they will add their own blame. But Erin was determined to pursue justice for her and her family. She attended every hearing and then spoke out in court when Riddle was sentenced. I didn't stick up for myself for so long. My self-worth was low. I didn't realize what I deserved and so this was like a way for me to redeem myself and like show him that yes I am worth it and I did not deserve this and so it felt really empowering. Erin has a message for other people who are struggling. You can get out ahead of time there are resources there are things and people willing to help you know organizations and you just got to find them and just don't be scared because on the other side of fear could be a huge blessing. Erin shared a lot more about her life as well as what signs to look out for in an abusive partner and the entire interview is up right now streaming on Fox Local. The newest episode of The Curious Bee with Ellen McNamara. Back to you. And after a plea agreement 34 year old Tyler Riddle was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to a count of aggravated assault and two counts of child abuse. During his sentencing, Aaron Hume said he showed no mercy to her the night of the attack and said she's refusing to let what he did become the definition of who she is. In a statement, Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell says, thanks to the bravery of her kids and the quick response by the Mesa police officers who arrived at the scene, this victim survived her attack and can find a measure of peace knowing this defendant has been held accountable and mesa police chief dan butler says domestic violence is rarely an isolated incident abusers routinely escalate their behavior from emotional manipulation to near lethal physical violence this is a just sentence for a dangerous defendant and thanks to our officers quick and decisive action that night the victim survived and is safe from further violence if you or someone you know needs help You can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, that number, 1-800-799-SAFE. You can also go to thehotline.org for more crisis intervention resources.