Mother 'pierced her baby's skull with screwdriver while fighting with lover'

A 21 year-old mother stabbed her baby in the head with a screwdriver while fighting with her boyfriend, police say. Angel Marie Webb is said to have tried to hack at boyfriend Eusebio Munoz, but missed him and plunged the tool into her two month-old child instead.

Webb, of Wilson in North Carolina, is said to have struck the infant – whose gender was not given by police – with such force that they suffered a skull fracture. Afterwards, one of the parents called 911 to say their baby was bleeding. The tiny victim was rushed to intensive care where they continue to receive treatment, The Wilson Times reported.

Further updates on the youngster’s condition have not yet been given. Police and social services are now investigating the stabbing, and have yet to share further detail on what triggered the brawl.

Webb felony child abuse inflicting serious bodily injury and misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon. She was released Wednesday on a $5,000 secured bond. Munoz was charged with misdemeanor child abuse and is also free on $5,000 bond.

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