Crime & Safety
Woman Attacks Home With Pickaxe As Grandmother, Newborn Hide: Report
Wielding a large pickaxe, the 65-year-old woman terrorized a home in Pasadena as she smashed through its windows.
PASADENA, CA — A 65-year-old woman was seen smashing through the windows of a Pasadena home with a pickaxe on Monday afternoon, according to footage shared with media outlets.
The home's owner said his mother-in-law was watching his newborn daughter when the woman approached the home with the axe, KTLA reported.
The grandmother was able to grab the baby from beneath a front window just moments before the woman outside smashed through it, according to KTLA.
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Video footage showed glass flying as the woman yelled "Questions? Questions, anyone? I'll be back. Get out."
Video shows pickaxe-wielding woman attack Pasadena home with woman, newborn inside. Full video & details: https://t.co/6uN2AjgJDK pic.twitter.com/VIbHMU51wl
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The woman was identified by police as 65-year-old Beverly Baker, the station reported. She was take into custody and faces charges of felony vandalism.
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