Officials say the infant's cause of death was homicide 'as a result of multiple stab wounds,' and that they found 'multiple knives' at the scene.
Authorities in New Jersey have arrested a 26-year-old New Jersey mother who they believe stabbed her infant daughter to death.
The Salem County Prosector's Office announced Saturday that police responded to a 911 call at a residence in Penns Grove, New Jersey on Friday night. When investigators arrived at the scene they say they found Kristhie Alcazar, 26,"arguing with another person and the body of a deceased infant with visible stab wounds to the chest."
"Multiple knives and additional evidence were recovered at the scene," the prosecutor's office wrote in a description of the arrestThe prosecutor's office said that the cause of death for Alcazar's infant was homicide"as a result of multiple stab wounds to the chest area." "No other persons were injured. The father of the infant was not at the residence at the time of the incident," the office added.Authorities in New Jersey have arrested a 26-year-old New Jersey mother accused of stabbing her infant daughter to death. Above, a New Jersey police car stands guard in front of an apartment on November 1, 2017, in Paterson, New Jersey."It happened in my community.
Other reported killings have occurred at the apartment complex where the infant was allegedly killed,The news outlet reported that in 2019, a man was shot in the face and killed at the Penns Grove Gardens apartments when he tried to intervene during an argument over stolen money.
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