Woman arrested on assault, child abuse charges

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A woman who assaulted her parents, threatened to kill her father while holding a knife and attempted to jump from a second-story window while holding her 1-year-old child was arrested Monday in Prince George’s County, officials said.

Kyra Chimere Smith, of Bowie, is charged with first- and second-degree assault, second-degree child abuse, reckless endangerment and possession of a dangerous weapon with intent to injure, according to the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office. She is being held at the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections on $175,000 bond. 

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