Baby Burned To Death; Mom Attacked By Two Strangers With Mace

NATCHITOCHES, LA — Two strangers beat on a Louisiana woman's door, sprayed her in the face with mace and abducted her 6-month-old baby, who was later burned to death. Police said it happened just after 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Mayberry Trailer Park in Natchitoches, about 65 miles southeast of Shreveport.

When police officers arrived, the child's mother told them two unknown people came to her trailer and began beating on her door. She opened it and was immediately sprayed in the face with what she thought was mace, police said in a Facebook post.

The woman ran away from the home to escape the attackers, but once she returned she discovered her baby had disappeared.

Police officers searched the area and called in additional officers from various other law enforcement agencies.

About an hour later, police were alerted to a fire near Breda Avenue. They found a baby with "obvious burns about his body."

The baby was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and had to be airlifted to another hospital where he died of his injuries. An investigation remains ongoing.

No suspects have been arrested.

Further details, including the identities of those involved and details of any possible suspects, weren't immediately released.

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