A Columbus mother has been charged with murder after police say she stabbed her 1-year-old daughter Sunday morning.
Lachelle Anderson, 17, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, our media partner and CBS affiliate WBNS 10TV.com in Columbus reported.
The incident happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of 22nd Street.
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Police identified the victim as Lalanna Sharpe. The infant suffered stab wounds and was pronounced dead at Nationwide Children’s Hospital this morning, 10TV reported.
Denise Alex-Bouzounis with the Columbus Division of Police emailed a statement to 10TV regarding the child's death: "Any homicide is a tragedy but for a baby to have her life brutally taken is devastating for her family, the community and our officers on the scene and investigating this case."
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A neighbor was in tears when she described how the slain 1-year-old girl was always smiling and would say “hi,” from her grandmother’s porch.
“It’s heartbreaking,” Cherise Reid said. “How could a mom do that with her own kid?”
She only saw the baby interact with the grandmother and her uncle, and only saw the child’s mother twice.