Baby girl is left ‘seriously injured’ and woman is fighting for her life in hospital

Baby girl is left ‘seriously injured’ and woman is fighting for her life in hospital after late night ‘attack’ at home near Dudley

  • Emergency crews and police were called to the property in Tipton, near Dudley 
  • Woman treated at scene before she was rushed to hospital in critical condition
  • Baby girl was also treated before being taken to hospital for further treatment

A baby girl has suffered ‘serious injuries’ and a woman is fighting for her life following an ‘assault’ at a house near Dudley.

Ambulance crews and police officers rushed to the  property in The Leasowes, Tipton, at around 12.30am today following an emergency call.

The infant, who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries, was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital for further treatment.  

Ambulance crews and West Midlands Police were called to the property in Tipton, Dudley, at around 12.30am today

The woman, who was in a critical condition, was also treated at the scene before being rushed to hospital. 

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: ‘We were called by the police at 00:29am to an assault at a property in The Leasowes in Tipton.

‘We sent two ambulances, a paramedic officer and a BASICS doctor to the scene. We treated a woman, who was in a critical condition, at the scene before taking her on blue lights to hospital.

‘Crews also treated a baby girl for potentially life threatening injuries before taking her on blue lights to hospital for further treatment.’

A part of the residential road now remains closed as police carry out investigations, witnesses told BlackCountryLive.

MailOnline has contacted West Midlands Police for comment. 

Police vans and emergency crews arrive to the scene following reports of an 'assault' at the Tipton house

Police vans and emergency crews arrive to the scene following reports of an ‘assault’ at the Tipton house