A woman in Indiana is facing serious charges after allegedly attempting to stab her dog for snatching her chicken sandwich, reports Law&Crime. Tragically, she accidentally stabbed her 1-year-old niece in the neck instead. Sharon C. Key, 32, was arrested and charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.
The incident unfolded on Tuesday night when law enforcement responded to a distress call at the Days Inn on Craig Street in Indianapolis. They discovered a 1-year-old girl with a stab wound to her neck. The child was swiftly transferred to Riley Hospital for Children, initially in critical condition but later updated to stable.
According to court records, the victim’s mother, who happens to be Key’s sister, revealed that Key had requested to stay with them at the hotel. After being dropped off that morning, Key consumed alcohol throughout the day. Later that evening, the sisters returned from a Burger King outing. The mother laid her daughter on the bed closest to the window and then proceeded to shower her son.
The mother claimed to have heard
“loud noises from the bedroom so she walked out and saw that [Key] was holding a knife in her hand and [her daughter] was bloody and screaming on the bed.”
Key expressed that it was an
“accident”
while the mother frantically wrapped a towel around her daughter’s wound and applied pressure.
The mother called 911 for assistance while Key attempted to flee towards the exit. Authorities eventually discovered Key hiding in some nearby bushes and arrested her. During an interview with detectives, Key reportedly confessed that her pitbull had snatched her Burger King chicken sandwich, leading her to become enraged. She allegedly grabbed her knife and pursued the dog, but in her attempt to harm the animal, she accidentally struck her niece instead. The investigation is ongoing.
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