LITTLE FERRY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A woman is charged with murder after police say she fatally stabbed her 5-day-old infant following a domestic incident in New Jersey Thursday night.
Police made the gruesome discovery around 9 p.m. inside an apartment on Liberty Street in Little Ferry.
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Authorities say 29-year-old Hiralbahen Bhavsar called 911 to report that she was having a medical emergency, and responding officers arrived to find multiple family members inside the apartment.
They say Bhavsar emerged from a locked bedroom and confronted the officers, and upon entering the bedroom, they discovered the lifeless body of an infant girl who suffered apparent sharp force injuries.
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Bhavsar was taken into custody at that time and is charged with first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a weapon.
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