Man Stabs Toddler, Wife in La. Traffic

[KRAMER5150]

Man Stabs Toddler, Wife in La. Traffic
By Associated Press
1 hour ago

BATON ROUGE, La. - A man repeatedly stabbed his toddler and estranged wife along an interstate while horrified people watched from their cars in rush-hour traffic Friday night, police and witnesses said.

The 2-year-old girl was in a car with her parents when her father started stabbing his wife with a kitchen knife along Interstate 110 near the Governor's Mansion, said Cpl. L'Jean McKneely, a Baton Rouge Police spokesman.

When the 26-year-old woman got out and ran for help from an East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputy in squad car just ahead of them, her husband stabbed his daughter, McKneely said.

"He kept stabbing her until the knife was stuck in her head," witness Gloria Spears told WAFB-TV.

The man then put the girl on the highway and drove off, side-swiping the deputy's car and striking his wife, police said. He sped into downtown Baton Rouge and knocked down at least three utility poles before his car hurtled through the air and overturned on top of another vehicle.

All three were taken to Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center. The child was in "extremely critical" condition, with a cut "along her midsection and a kitchen knife lodged in her head," McKneely said.

Her mother, who was thrown 20 to 40 feet by the impact of the car, also had numerous stab wounds, he said. She was expected to live. The man was being treated for minor injuries, McKneely said.

He said police will not release the man's name until he is released from the hospital and booked into jail; the woman's and child's names were withheld because they are victims, he said.

McKneely said the couple, who was not identified, has been married for about six years but were currently living apart. It was not immediately clear what led to the stabbings.

[Thai Boxer 9901]

my god....

[avhevhmashdlr]

and this is why there should be a license issued to people who want kids.

[KT]

I don't even have the words...

[Ted Van Halen]

words can't express the anger I have for people that do this sort of thing

[wham bam will rock]

Peace Sells......but who's Buying?!?

[OLO]

I heard about this on the radio during my drive home last night. Horrified is all I can say.

What kind of animal does this??

Such a sad story.

[Ted Van Halen]

...It was not immediately clear what led to the stabbings.

Like that little girl or her mom could have done something to deserve it?

[Axxman300]

I've always felt that "Cruel and Unusual punishement" should be a relative term.

[BREW CREW]

and this is why there should be a license issued to people who want kids.

Better yet, a license issued to people that deserve kids.

[emm5150]

Unbelievable.....I'm absoultley speechless. Kill the fucker!

[Ted Van Halen]

.... Kill the fucker!

Slowly & painfully.

[VH122]

That's just sick.

[csm5150]

Living in this crappy state and being in Baton Rouge on Saturday, I heard about this. The fucked up part of this, apart from the obvious, was traffic was at a standstill thanks to rush hour traffic and no one jumped out to stop this sick fuck. I'd like to believe I'd jump out and least give this fucker some target other than a baby. Good news though, the cops did catch this prick, so hopefully he gets some justice in the jail.

[Sunya]

In my mind, for these are the kind of people, no kind of punishment is ever harsh enough.