According to deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, 16-year-old Faheem Abdul-Jaleel claimed he acted in self-defense after being attacked by his cousin, Samina Quasim.

Police say on June 20th, 2011, they got into an argument and Abdul-Jaleel allegedly stabbed Quasim in the garage of a Myrtlewood Drive apartment complex in Henrietta.

Police say Quasim was stabbed several times in the upper torso and spent several months in the hospital.