MOTHER CHARGED IN THE BEATING OF HER THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ARRESTED IN NEW YORK
" Shaqwana Baker Charged With The Horrific Beating Of Her Daughter Was Arrested By U.S. Marshals On Wednesday, March 9, 2022."
March 13, 2022 7:13 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
JERSEY CITY, NJ On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced that a Mother Charged in a North Bergen Child Abuse Incident was taken into Custody by Members of the United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and The New York City Police Department Arrested Shaqwana Baker, 21, for her involvement that gravely injured her 3-Year-Old Daughter.
Ms. Baker was Arrested at approximately 11:55 a.m. in the area of West 37th Street and 10th Avenue in New York, New York. Ms Baker and her boyfriend, Edward Smith, 29, of Far Rockaway, New York, have both been Charged with Second Degree Aggravated Assault; and Two Counts of Second Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
On Sunday, January 23, 2022, Members of The New York City Police Department was notified by New York University Langone Hospital that Ms. Baker brought her 3-Year-Old Daughter to the facility with Life Threatening Injuries. The child was later transported to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Bellevue Hospital, where she continues to receive medical treatment.
An investigation by The New York Police Department and Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit determined the 3-Year-Old Girl was the victim of Child Abuse and was injured while staying at a North Bergen Motel with Ms. Baker and Mr. Smith. The Girls Injuries are expected to be Permanent and Life Altering.
Mr. Smith was Arrested on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at The Hudson County Correctional Facility, where he was being held pending a detention hearing on additional Criminal Charges. The Honorable Paul M. DePascale, J.S.C. Granted The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office motion for Pretrial Detention on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Ms. Baker is currently in Custody in New York and is awaiting Extradition to Hudson County.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendant Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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