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Detroit police prepare to refer alleged attack on mother and newborn to prosecutors
Three women allegedly attacked a mother and her newborn on Detroit’s west side.
The mother, identified only as Taylor, said she was invited to a home by relatives of the baby’s father who said they wanted to meet her son.
During the confrontation, the four-week-old baby fell from his stroller and hit his face on the ground.
He had a swollen eye and facial bruising, while Taylor suffered injuries in a beating she said lasted about ten minutes.
Both were hospitalized, and Taylor was recovering from a C-section performed four weeks earlier.
Police are preparing to send their findings to Wayne County prosecutors, who will decide whether to bring charges against the three women.
The identities of the accused women and the reason for the confrontation have not been made public.
Detroit police are preparing to refer an alleged attack on a mother and her four-week-old son to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
The mother says three women lured her to a home on Detroit’s west side and attacked her.
The baby was thrown from his stroller and suffered a swollen eye and bruising to his face.
Both mother and baby were hospitalized after the attack.
Investigators are seeking criminal charges against all three women, whose identities have not been released.
- Who
- A mother and her four-week-old son were allegedly attacked by three women described as relatives of the baby’s father.
- What
- The mother says the women attacked her, and the baby was thrown from his stroller and injured. Police are preparing to refer the case to prosecutors.
- When
- The attack date is not stated. The article was published on October 24, 2026.
- Where
- A home on Detroit’s west side.
- Why
- Not stated. Police have not explained what triggered the confrontation.
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The mother says three women confronted and attacked her, and her baby was thrown from his stroller.
The mother and baby were hospitalized.
Detroit police were preparing to submit their findings to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
- Baby’s age
- Four weeks old
- Number of accused women
- Three
- Location
- Detroit’s west side
- Mother’s recent surgery
- C-section four weeks before the attack
- Prosecutor’s office
- Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office
What people are saying
They came out and started jumping me, and it was three versus one,
It doesn’t matter what I said to anyone. It don’t matter. This, what happened to me and my son, we didn’t deserve this.
As I’m handing her my car seat, she starts to kind of like snatch it out of my hand,
I just was feeling blows on every part of my body,