{"id":25580,"date":"2023-06-28T07:21:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25580"},"modified":"2023-06-28T07:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:21:36","slug":"father-of-three-week-old-baby-girl-accused-of-killing-her-with-crossbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/06\/28\/father-of-three-week-old-baby-girl-accused-of-killing-her-with-crossbow\/","title":{"rendered":"Father of three-week-old baby girl accused of killing her with crossbow"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man has been charged with murdering his three-week-old daughter with a crossbow, US authorities have said.<\/p>\n

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office said a New York man was arrested and charged on suspicion of shooting the baby with a crossbow bolt – apparently while she was in her mother’s arms.<\/p>\n

Police and emergency medical workers responded to a 911 call shortly after 5am on Monday and found the injured woman and baby at a home in the town of Colesville.<\/p>\n

Patrick Proefriedt had allegedly fired the crossbow after getting into an argument.<\/p>\n

The crossbow bolt hit the infant in the torso before injuring the woman’s chest.<\/p>\n

Proefriedt, 26, then allegedly tried to stop the 911 call before driving away in a pickup trust, the sheriff’s office spokesperson Emmanuel Priest said.<\/p>\n

Paramedics attempted lifesaving measures on the baby but she was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment but details of her condition are not yet known.<\/p>\n

Police used drones to track down Proefriedt in woods about a mile from the house where his truck became stuck in the mud.<\/p>\n

He was arrested on charges including second-degree murder and attempted murder and taken into the custody of the sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n

“This is one of the most heartbreaking and senseless crimes committed in this community in recent memory,” Sheriff Fred Akshar said.<\/p>\n

“Our thoughts are with the family of this innocent three-week-old girl.”<\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0\"Sky<\/a> news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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