Teen Mother Sentenced for Attack on Daughter
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NORWALK — A 19-year-old La Mirada woman was sentenced Monday to eight years in state prison for attacking her infant daughter with an Exacto knife.
Jennifer Baquero was convicted last month of assault with a deadly weapon in the March 22 attack on her 5-month-old daughter, said Sandy Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
Baquero was treated for puncture wounds in one arm, and her daughter underwent surgery to repair deep cuts in her neck and left wrist. The mother’s injuries have healed, and the baby, who now lives with her father, has recovered and is in good health, officials said.
Baquero’s lawyer, Michael Artan, said the woman attacked her child after becoming upset over a dispute with the baby’s father.
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