April 30, 2012<\/p>\n
In Baltimore last Tuesday, a mother, Kenisha Thomas, 29, entered the Social Services building concealing a large kitchen knife and repeatedly stabbed her own 8-month old baby in the face and neck.<\/span><\/p>\n The mother was reportedly in a room with a social worker and the baby, named Pretty Diamond, for a scheduled visitation and became irate. She then pulled the knife out of a paper bag and stabbed the infant several times in the head and face.<\/span><\/p>\n The mother was charged Thursday with attempted first-degree murder, assault, and child abuse. The baby, amazingly, has survived and is listed in stable condition at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the Social Worker supervising the visit, as Thomas was told the visit was almost over, Thomas replied, \u201cIt is about to be over.\u201d Witnesses heard Thomas say, “I’m going to kill her.”<\/span><\/p>\n Witnesses told the police that Thomas was upset about the way the baby was being cared for and stated, “If I can’t have her, no one will.”<\/span><\/p>\n Concerns are also being raised about security in the building and about how Thomas was able to get past the metal detector with the knife.<\/span><\/p>\n