KENNER, La. —

A man was arrested Thursday night after police say he attacked a woman and her baby during a series of violent incidents inside a Kenner apartment.

Around 10:15 p.m. on October 2, officers responded to a 911 call from a neighbor who heard a disturbance in the 4500 block of Williams Boulevard. When police arrived, they found a 25-year-old woman with bruises and swelling. Her baby was also there and appeared to be unharmed. Advertisement

Investigators say the suspect, Octave Bazanac, had assaulted the woman several times between 5:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. During the attack, Bazanac allegedly hit the baby and threw the child to the ground while continuing to go after the woman. At one point, he reportedly tried to throw her out of a window.

Earlier in the evening, the woman h

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