Brisbane grandmother charged attempted murder baby knifed

A grandmother has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly slashed her four-month-old grandson in the face with a knife, leaving him fighting for his life. 

The 64-year-old woman from The Gap in Brisbane’s inner-west, will face Brisbane Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. 

The boy’s mother was visiting a home on Ridgeway Street in The Gap when she woke to the sound of her child crying shortly after 6am on Tuesday. 

Inspector Bragg said both the ambulance and police officers were ‘visibly distressed’ by the scene

The four-month-old baby remains in a serious condition at the Lady Cilento Hospital, where he is undergoing surgery for his injuries. 

Inspector Daniel Bragg said the boy’s mother discovered her son in a ‘distressed state’ with severe injuries to his face. 

The boy’s grandmother was found nearby, as was a knife allegedly used in the attack. 

‘(The mother’s) clearly distraught over what’s occurred. She’s provided police with all the assistance she could,’ Inspector Bragg said.

Police outside the Brisbane home where a four-month-old baby was found with serious cuts to his face on Tuesday

Police outside the Brisbane home where a four-month-old baby was found with serious cuts to his face on Tuesday

When emergency services were called to the scene, the child was carried into an ambulance before being rushed to hospital. 

‘This is the worst case scenario. We deal in trauma, we’re used to trauma. But probably the most affecting job you can go to is one involving a child,’ Inspector Bragg told The Courier Mail. 

‘The ambulance officers who attended were visibly distressed by what they were dealing with… the police officer who was first on the scene was visibly affected by what he saw.’ 

The attack is being treated as a ‘domestic’ incident, Queensland Police said.  

Police continue to investigate an alleged domestic violence incident in Brisbane, where a child was stabbed in the face

Police continue to investigate an alleged domestic violence incident in Brisbane, where a child was stabbed in the face

The attack is being treated as a 'domestic' incident, Queensland Police Inspector Bragg said during a press conference

The attack is being treated as a ‘domestic’ incident, Queensland Police Inspector Bragg said during a press conference

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