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A mother is facing charges after she allegedly bashed in her six-year-old daughter's skull with a hammer.
According to PEOPLE, 40-year-old Zeinab Abdi is currently being held at the Louisville Metro Corrections on charges of attempted murder in connection with an alleged hammer attack against her daughter on June 19.
Officers responded to Abdi's residence after receiving a report of a girl being attacked with a hammer. The six-year-old was found "suffering from multiple skull fractures and brain bleeds." She was taken to a local hospital, where she remains in critical condition days after the attack.
The victim's brother, who witnessed the incident, said that "while restraining [his mother] after the assault, she stated to him 'let me finish her' while attempting to return to the victim," according to an arrest slip.
Abdi allegedly told police that she "frequently becomes extremely angry and has difficulty controlling herself." The mother also admitted that "she became overly angry and struck the victim in the head with a hammer an unknown amount of times."
Abdi's bail is currently set at $500,000. Her next court appearance is set for June 20.
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