Hammer attack leaves 6-year-old in critical condition, mother charged, Louisville police say

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A 6-year-old girl is in critical condition after police said her mother hit her in the head with a hammer Thursday afternoon.

Louisville Metro Police responded to Wilson Avenue about 12:45 p.m. to a report of a 6-year-old girl being hit in the head with a hammer by her mother, 40-year-old Zeinab Abdi, spokesperson John Bradley said.

Bradley said the girl was taken to Norton Children’s Hospital where she is in critical condition…

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