Homeless Calif. woman swings baby over head

theGRIO REPORT - The downtown Los Angeles Toy District was anything but fun for 4 month-old infant Alexander Miranda...

Jul 28, 2011

The downtown Los Angeles toy district was anything but fun for 4 month-old infant Alexander Miranda. Police say a homeless woman Natasha Hubbard, 36, snatched the baby boy from his stroller and started swinging the child over her head, and slamming him into a metal rail of a nearby truck.

Miranda’s mother 29-year-old Adriana Miranda was walking on Boyd Street, near San Julian Street, along with her sister and daughter, when Hubbard, without warning un-belted the baby from his carrier.

“The mother and aunt fought off the woman and Mom grabbed the baby,” according to LAPD’s Lt. Paul Vernon explained. “Hubbard attacked Adriana, scratching and clawing her as she clutched Alexander in her arms.”

Hubbard ran away from the crime scene but was later caught by police and charged with Aggravated Assault and her bail was set at $30,000. She told detectives at the police station that she tried to break off the baby’s arm so she could eat it.

The infant received bruises and scratches as a result of the attack. The infant’s mother, Adriana also sustained minor injuries.