Three babies slashed at‘illegal’ childcare center

Washington : Three babies and two adults were slashed during an early-morning assault at a suspected illegal childcare center in New York City yesterday, police said. A 52-year-old woman who works there as a “babysitter/worker” was arrested after assault which took place in the Queens neighborhood at around 3:30 am, a police spokesman said.

The suspect attacked two baby girls and a baby boy, leaving one of the girls in serious condition, police said, One of the adults hurt in the attack worked there, while the other was the father of one of the babies.

None of the victims’ lives were in danger, police said. Officers found the suspect in the basement of the center with self-inflicted cuts to her wrists.