A North Carolina mother has been arrested and charged with the stabbing death of her 10-month-old son.
The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said deputies, the Barnardsville Fire Department, and Buncombe EMSresponded to a call in Barnardsville just after 2 p.m. on Thursday and found Enoch Chappell suffering from multiple stab wounds. The boy was taken to Mission Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“Our hearts and thoughts are with everyone impacted by this tragedy,” Buncombe County Sheriff Quentin Miller said. “Members of the Barnardsville Fire Department and Buncombe County EMS did everything they could to save this child’s life, and for that we are grateful. Our hearts are broken.”
Ciara Frederick, 34, has been charged with first degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon.
The sheriff’s office didn’t say if anyone else was home at the time of the murder. Miller told WLOS, however, that the baby’s father lives at that address.
Barnardsville is an unincorporated community about 20 miles north of Asheville.
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[Featured image: Ciara Frederick/Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office]
