Three-Month-Old Baby Stabbed Multiple Times By Aunt

ST. CROIX — The Virgin Islands Police Department on Tuesday announced that a three-month-old baby was stabbed multiple times by her own aunt.

According to V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte, Hadiyah Shabazz, above, age 20, was arrested on Friday, on information provided by the child’s father.

The father called the 911 emergency call center on Thursday while on his way to the Juan F. Luis Hospital, stating that his child was stabbed. Upon officers arrival at the hospital, they met with both the child’s parents, who told investigators that Ms. Shabazz stabbed their three-month-old in the chest and neck areas, according to Mr. Dratte.

Ms. Shabazz was remanded to the Golden Grove Detention Center pending her advise-of-rights hearing, according to Mr. Dratte.

Mr. Dratte said the baby, in stable condition, was being treated at the hospital as of Tuesday.