There was an intense search late Friday night for a missing 2-year-old in Freetown, Massachusetts, whose mother had allegedly stabbed someone and then fled with the toddler.
Freetown police say a resident called around 8:22 p.m. to report that a neighbor was at their door covered in blood. Responding officers learned the 61-year-old had been stabbed in the face.
The victim, who was taken to a local hospital, identified the suspect as 25-year-old Angel-Leah Duarte and told police that she was in a nearby home. Officers went to the home but discovered Duarte had ran away with her toddler, prompting a search for both of them.Sign up for NECN newsletters. Shortly after, a Freetown resident told police where Duarte was, and she was subsequently taken into custody, however her child was not found with her, police said.
The police department, including its K-9 unit, and the Freetown Fire Department began searching the area for the missing child, but had no success. The search intensified and authorities brought in a drone and search and rescue teams from the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council.Local
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