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Monday, August 15, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.
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Dad charged after baby found with slash marks First court appearance for father, 32, this morning Child in stable condition JEREMY NOLAIS
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Elodie Nana lives across the street from the Cranston home where a baby was slashed Saturday, and had briefly met the couple living there before. “It’s a catastrophe.... I’m scared,” said the mother of two.
Police have laid an attempted murder charge against a Calgary father after his 11-month-old baby was found with “significant” slash wounds to his neck and abdomen. The incident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday in the southeast community of Cranston. Staff Sgt. Kelly Campbell said the wounds were inflicted using a knife in the kitchen of the home where the youngster lived. She said quick-thinking officers arriving on scene were able to disarm a man found in the home, and the child was rushed to hospital with potentially life-
threatening injuries. “It looked like the male was agitated, in a state of disarray,” Campbell said. Word of charges laid against the boy’s father yesterday sent further shockwaves through Cranston, as parents could barely stomach details of the alleged crime. “I’m appalled, disgusted, speechless,” said Deanna Christensen, who has a one-year-old baby of her own. “I can’t believe this happened in our community.” The child is expected to make a full recovery. To protect him, the identity of the accused is not being released.