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Has this lady ever tried to grab and gobble your baby? The Los Angeles Police Department are releasing the photograph of and information about Natasha Hubbard, a 36-year-old woman charged with aggravated assault after a July 21 incident in which she yanked a 4-month-old baby from a stroller, slammed him into a pole, and tried to break off his arm so she could eat it.
The LAPD break down the scary confrontation:
Around 1 PM, Adriana Miranda, 29, was pushing her infant son, Alexander, in a stroller on Boyd Street,near San Julian Street in the Toy District. The baby was belted in his infant carrier, with Adriana’s sister walking nearby. Without warning, Hubbard unbelted the child and grabbed him by the leg. Witnesses described her as swinging the child over her head, and slamming him into a metal rail of a nearby truck.
Once Miranda got her son back, Hubbard went at Miranda and clawed at her as she held the baby in her arms.Miranda and her sister fled into a store, though they were pushed back into the street by the store owner. Hubbard fled, but authorities were able to locate her with the help of witnesses.
The incident took place in a shopping area on Skid Row; the LAPD say because it is such a crowded area, Hubbard may have other victims. Hubbard told detectives interviewing her after her arrest "she tried to break off the baby’s arm so she could eat it."
Anyone with information about the crime, or other victims is asked to contact the LAPD.
