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Black Country man charged with attempting to murder baby and mother
A man has been charged with trying to murder a woman and her seven-month-old baby.
by Harry LeatherAamer Araf, aged 32, allegedly tried to kill the 37-year-old woman and her baby boy in the Black Country.
The boy remains in a critical condition in hospital after suffering multiple injuries in the attack in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The mother was stabbed and was found in a critical condition but is now stable in hospital, West Midlands Police said.
Araf, of Mansion Drive, Tipton, is due to appear at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court on Saturday charged with two counts of attempted murder.