LEWIS COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – According to a press release from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, a woman is behind bars after stabbing her 3-month-old infant to death.
Deputies arrested 31-year-old Krista Brunecz on Friday in connection to her three-year-old infant’s death that occurred back in December.
According to police, a call came in on December 30th, 2022 that a child at an area apartment complex was dead. Deputies with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department arrived on the scene shortly after the call and the infant along with Brunecz were rushed to a nearby hospital.
Both suffered stab wounds, and the infant soon died due to the wounds. Brunecz was then flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.
Police say that they believe that Brunecz’s wounds were self-inflicted and that she also stabbed the infant. Brunecz is charged with the death of a child by a parent, guardian, or custodian, by child abuse.
Brunecz is currently at North Central Regional Jail.