Woman Allegedly Stabs 8-Year-Old Girl Over Her Babysitting Skills

A Pennsylvania mother who asked an 8-year-old to watch her child allegedly stabbed the young girl over her “babysitting skills,” according to police. 

On Friday, Collingdale Police responded to a local home and found a man running while carrying the 8-year-old girl, who was bleeding profusely from her head, according to a police report.

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Police said they found 21-year-old Majeah Bashir on the second floor of the building, where she lives, with her hands covered in blood.

The 8-year-old girl reportedly lives on the first floor of the building. She reportedly suffered a four-inch gash to her head and was taken to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for treatment.

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“While other officers arrived it was determined that the tenant who lives on the second floor had stabbed the child who lives on the 1^st floor after an argument over babysitting in the hallway of the apartment building,” police said in a report.

Bashir was charged with criminal attempt homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment, among other crimes. Her bail has been set at $250,000.

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