Mum arrested after stabbing baby to death in horror attack

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Jacinta Beth Sells, 31, is accused of brutally stabbing her baby to death during a drug-fuelled rampage in front of horrified family members.
A mum has been charged with murder after her seven-month old baby boy was found stabbed to death in a horrific incident in Australia.
Jacinta Beth Sells, 31, was said to be under the influence of drugs when police were called to the family home in Perth, Western Australia, in the early hours of July 14.
Emergency crews raced to the scene just after 3am following reports of a "family violence incident", reports the Mirror.
As they entered the home they discovered the infant had suffered fatal knife wounds and Sells having been "drug affected".
Sells was taken to hospital before being arrested and charged.
According to ABC News, the mother appeared in court this week, where she wept as the murder charge was read out. She spent most of the hearing staring at the floor and was remanded in custody.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said emergency responders arrived at a scene that will "haunt" them for the rest of their professional lives.
He added: "There would be very few cases where you would have a crime scene of such a horrific nature for our officers and for first responders involved. It's something that will most likely haunt them for the rest of their careers."
It's understood other family members, including a man, a woman and a young person, were also in the house when the tragedy unfolded.
The state's premier, Roger Cook, said the case was "dreadful".
He added: "Our hearts go out to everyone involved in that. Obviously, there's family and friends who are impacted by the information that's coming through."
He also praised the emergency workers who were faced with the harrowing scene, saying they "would have gone into that scene confronted by some very, very difficult circumstances".
Sells is due to appear at Stirling Garden Magistrates Court on August 20.
The heartbreaking case comes just months after another shocking child murder made headlines across Europe.
Earlier this year, a teen mum was accused of stabbing her newborn baby to death before sending a horrifying video to the infant's father in France.
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The baby boy's mother, aged 17, was identifiedas the main suspect after the tragic incident at a flat in Tarare, eastern France. Local reports alleged she sent footage to a man, reportedly the child's father, shortly after the killing, who then phoned the police.
The Lyon public prosecutor's office has now opened an investigation into the murder of a minor under 15 years old, according to news broadcaster BFM TV.
The body of the baby was reportedly found under a bed, wrapped in a sheet. Investigators believe the baby may have been stabbed with a pair of scissors, and initial examinations suggested the child had likely just been born at the time of the killing.