LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – Police in Las Vegas say a babysitter is under arrest for stabbing a toddler in her care to death.
Las Vegas police said they responded to a reported stabbing at an apartment complex on the east side of town early Wednesday morning.
According to police, the toddler’s father was the one who called them, stating that his child had been stabbed by their babysitter.
The 3-year-old girl suffered multiple stab wounds. First responders transported the child to the hospital. However, she did not survive.
The babysitter, later identified as 44-year-old Marketta Phillips, took off from the apartment, but officers said they were able to find her and took her into custody.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lieutenant Robert Price said investigators believe the babysitter in question may have been living at the residence, but the situation remains under investigation, including a motive.
The family involved was not immediately identified by authorities.
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