Police: Mom Tried to Smother Baby

Buffalo Police say 27-year-old Marcia Mitchell of Batavia is charged with attempted murder for trying to smother her infant daughter at Women & Children's Hospital. Investigators say the woman had brought the child into the hospital earlier this week for treatment and was staying with the infant in a hospital room. Hospital staff say they observed her acting suspiciously and then saw her attempt to suffocate the child with a pillow. Hospital staff intervened and police were called.
Investigators say the baby girl, who is less than one year old, is doing well.