A woman was taken into custody after an alleged attack on a baby at a Perth shopping center. The incident occurred at around 1:25 pm on Tuesday.
According to the police, a woman assaulted the child before leaving the area. The mother was holding her baby at the time of the incident.
The police noted that the woman was not acquainted with the mother of the child.
Although the child suffered facial injuries, it wasn’t seriously hurt during the incident.
The police then released an urgent appeal for information about the incident on Wednesday morning.
A few hours later, a woman was apprehended at the Mirrabooka Shopping Center.
This incident comes just a couple of months after a nine-month-old baby was attacked and injured by a stranger in a park in Brisbane.
The child, named Luka, was with his mother when the incident occurred.